Major Field Camps
for McMurdo-Based Researchers
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| Four USAP-supported Antarctic deep-field camps will be used by McMurdo-based researchers. | |||
| Byrd Surface Camp | 80° 05' S, 119° 32' W | ||
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Byrd Surface Camp will support
Charles Stearns' automatic weather stations (O-283-M) and John
Holt's airborne geophysical survey (I-141-M). The primary function
of this camp is to serve as a fueling station to assist LC-130 aircraft
operations
to Pine Island and Thwaites Glacier. Three resident staff will operate
this camp. |
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| Siple Dome | 81° 39' S, 149° 04' W | ||
| Siple Dome will support two science groups:
Sridhar Anandakrishnan (I-205-M) and Slawek Tulaczyk (I-345-M). This camp
will operate as
a logistical hub and
staging area for these two science groups. Two resident staff will operate
this camp. |
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| Thwaites Glacier Camp | 79° 30' S, 118° 30' W | ||
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Thwaites Glacier Camp will support one science group, John Holt (I-141-M). The camp will operate as a logistical hub for Twin Otter operations. Five resident staff will operate this camp. |
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| Pine Island Camp | 77° 34.2' S, 95° 55.8' W | ||
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Pine Island Camp will be a collaboration project between USAP and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Pine Island will support one USAP science group, John Holt (I-141-M). The camp will operate as a logistical hub for Twin Otter operations for BAS and a supplemental hub for the Holt group. Two resident USAP staff and six BAS staff will operate this camp. |
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