3 January 1997 |
Flown Scott Base to Marble Point in a double shuttle. Set up camp and walked around Marble Point for familiarisation. Fine, warm, S breeze. |
4 January |
From Marble Pt to Gneiss Pt, reconnaissance and initial work. Helo trip with surveyors taking air photos. Fine, calm, hot. |
5 January |
From Marble Pt to C. Bernacchi, reconnaissance and initial work. Fine, cool, light S. breeze.page break |
6 January |
Survey from Marble Pt along beach, work done on profiles AC1 and AC2. Fine, cool, light NE breeze. |
7 January |
Work in Surko St. area, surveying and profile AC4. Sunny, part cloud, light N. breeze, warm. |
8 January |
Continued AC4 profile, surveyed to Gneiss point, glacial striations on Gneiss point, pits dug at AC3. Cool/cold, S wind −10 knots, cloudy with light snow flurries, low ceiling. |
9 January |
Samples from pocket beach, Marble point, AC3 holes logged. Snowing, S wind ~15 knots, cool. |
10 January |
Samples from AC6, AC3 holes logged, glacial striations/samples from Gneiss point. Overcast, lightly snowing, calm. |
11 January |
Surveying back to Marble Pt, Glacial moraines at Hogback hill. Fine, warm, light breeze to calm. |
12 January |
Survey of Pocket beach Marble Pt, ACB4 holes dug/logged, South St glacial striation work. Snowing, S breeze 15-20 knots, cold. |
13 January |
Marble Pt transect surveyed, ACB4 holes dug, South stream section cleared. Sunny to cloudy, light wind, warm. |
14 January |
South Stream samples and section, ACB4 holes logged. Sunny, light S 0 - 2 knots breeze, warm. |
15 January |
Marble Pt transect described and sampled, hole dug and logged. Fine - overcast, light S breeze, warm. |
16 January |
Triple shuttle to Kolich Pt, camp set up and reconnaissance. Fine, calm to light NE breeze, hot. |
17 January |
Kolich Point survey and beach work. Fine, cool, light but cold S breeze. |
18 January |
Kolich Point beach section, beach surveying. Fine, calm to light NE breeze, hot. |
19 January |
Kolich Point beach section, sample collection, glacial striation work. Overcast, S breeze 5-10 knots, cool. |
20 January |
Double shuttle to Spike Cape. Camp set up and reconnaissance. Fine, some cloud, S breeze, cool. |
21 January |
Surveying Spike Cape, samples from southern platform, look at southern active beach. Fine, cool S breeze 10 knots, warm. |
22 January |
Surveying Spike Cape, samples from northern platform, holes dug on mainland. Overcast, calm, cool. Sea ice broke out from bay at Spike Cape. |
23 January |
Surveying Spike Cape, holes dug and logged on mainland. Overcast, slight N breeze, cool. |
24 January |
DV visit, TL sample and hole logging, glacial moraine /striations. Overcast/fine, cool, slight N breeze. |
25 January |
Shuttles to Dunlop Island (helicopter problems). Camp set up and reconnaissance. Light S breeze to calm, warm, overcast to fine. |
26 January |
Samples from Eastern end, surveying to the NE, beaches logged. Cool, overcast, gloomy, snowing from midday with S breeze.page break |
27 January |
Surveyed to the south, samples from top of island, beaches logged. Fine, cold S breeze 10–15 knots, cool. |
28 January |
Surveyed to West, holes dug and logged. Fine, S breeze 10 - 15 knots, cold. |
29 January |
Double shuttle back to Scott Base. High overcast, S breeze, cool. |