Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1999-2000: VUWAE 44

7. Event Diary

7. Event Diary

Date of Movement	Personnel moved	Destinations	Personnel at site, working tasks, and general comments
14 Nov 1999	Bertler, Dickinson	Arrival at Scott Base	(Bertler) AFT, (Bertler & Dickinson) preparation for fieldwork
19 Nov 1999	Bertler, Dickinson	Transfer to Cape Roberts Camp (CRC)	(Bertler, Dickinson) Modifications on drilling equipment with help of Cape Roberts Team Members
23 Nov 1999	Bertler, Dickinson, Stutters	Reconnaissance Flight to Victoria Lower Glacier and Baldwin Valley Glacier	(Bertler, Dickinson & Stutters) Reconnaissance and flagging of the proposed drilling sites and evaluation of safety issues on-site, such as crevasses
24 Nov 1999	Bertler, Dickinson, Stutters	Put in to Victoria Lower Glacier Camp (LVGC), S77°19.810′/ E162°31.991′	(Bertler, Dickinson, Stutters) Establishment of the camp Crevasse detection in the vicinity of the camp Installation of weather station page 6
25 Nov 1999	Stutters Avey	Transfer from LVGC to CRPC Transfer from CRC to VLGC	(Bertler, Dickinson & Avey) Set-up of the drilling rig, preparing ice core storage Start of ice core drilling
27 Nov 1999	Avey	Transfer from LVGC to CRC	(Bertler & Dickinson) Cutting and logging of snow profiles Snow sampling
28 Nov 1999	Avey, Jackson	Transfer from CRC to VLGC	(Bertler, Dickinson, Avey & Jackson) Ice core drilling (four cores of 7, 10, 12 and 34m)
30 Nov 1999	Avey	Transfer from VLGC to CRC	(Bertler, Dickinson & Jackson) Borehole temperature measurements Set-up of glacier mass balance device Site survey using differential GPS Glacio-geomorphological investigation of the vicinity of Victoria Lower Glacier Break down of camp
03 Dec 1999	Bertler, Dickinson, Jackson	Transfer from VLGC to Baldwin Valley Glacier Camp (BVGC) S77°19.836′/ E162°32.019′	(Bertler, Dickinson & Jackson) Camp set up Preparation of drilling rig and ice core storage, Drilling of 2 cores (12 and 31m) Measurements of borehole temperatures Cutting and logging of snow profiles Sampling of snow
06 Dec 1999	Bertler, Dickinson, Jackson	Transfer from BVGC to Scott Base	(Bertler, Dickinson & Jackson) Preparation for work at Crary Laboratory Organisation of cargo sent to NZ
14 Dec 1999	Dickinson, Jackson	Transfer to Christchurch	(Bertler at Crary Laboratory) Logging of the cores using a light table Splitting the ice core into halves using a band saw Subsampling for β-activity measurement Packing for transport to NZ and USA) Organisation of cargo sent to NZ and USA
11 Jan 2000	Bertler	Transfer to K015

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