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Snow melter "leanto", east end of garage. Lower image - Extension of the garage to house the 75 kw generators. Snow melter east side, 2 fuel pontoons on the south end. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Distillation units fro the six water storage pontoons. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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One of the two 75 kw generators. Lower image - Fuel pontoon for the galley. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Communications building (right in both images) and storage jamesway |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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The fueling Athey wagon. Lower image - a panorama of Cape Hallett station. Note penguins in foreground. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Striking example of a rotor cloud (lenticular cloud?) over Mt. Herschel |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Cirrostratus very high. Lower image - Stratus at 3000 feet (below mountain peaks), altocumulus at 11,000 feet. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Altocumulus at about 9000 feet. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Two more examples of altocumulus |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Releasing technique for the 600 gram balloon, winds 20 knowts. Lower image - Charles Roberts releasing, Bill Slagle on the doors. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Modified shroud balloon releasing technique for release of 800 gram balloon. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Modified shroud technique for releasing 800 gram balloon. Out of the inflation shelter. The shroud is still on. Lower image - The shroud is being slipped off . |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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The shroud is off and the balloon is released. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Technique for balloon release in high winds. Ed Velie and Charles Trainer open the balloon shelter doors. Bottom image - Charles Roberts comes out of the shelter with an 800 gram balloon with the shroud still on. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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The shroud slides off and the balloon is released. Bottom image - Away at 33 knots! |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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A Douglas R4D-5 aircraft crash-landed when its starboard landing gear collapsed on landing on September 15, 1959. There were no fatalities. This must have been a medical evacuation or similar trip as the caption refers to it as a " mercy plane." The aircraft was attached to Antarctic flight squadron VX-6. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Mysterious tracks discovered 13 October 1958. What could they be from? |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1958 October 13 |
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The mystery is solved. The tracks led to the first Adelie penguin of the season Soon there over 80,000 birds all about the place. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Cirrostratus and cirrocumulus - very high. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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Cartoon joking about the relatively "warm" temperatures at Cape Hallett as compared to other stations on the Antarctic continent. Drawn by Brian Reid, the station artist. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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The long sunset leading up to the long Antarctic night. Final photograph of the report. |
Antarctica, Cape Hallett Station 1959 |
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CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and water sampling operations off of the KAPITAN DRANITSKY. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 26 |
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A bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on the ice. Bearded seals are the largest of Arctic seals and are named for their bushy whiskers which form a sensory moustache. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 6 |
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Drilling through the ice to obtain ice cores. The ice at this location was about 1.1 meters thick. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 30 |
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A buoy awaiting deployment. The KAPITAN DRANITSYN is in the background. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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Science team deploying DAMOCLES (Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies) system through ice. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 29 |
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The marine profiling instruments are set up to motor up and down the cable to prescribed depths. Special bumpers are positioned at both ends of the profile range. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August |
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A full moon over Arctic ice. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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A full moon over Arctic ice. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Although these birds look superficially like seagulls, they are more closely related to petrels. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 12 |
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Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Although these birds look superficially like seagulls, they are more closely related to petrels. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 12 |
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With no gangway available, scientists and crew had to be hoisted from the ship to the ice. NABOS 2006. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 29 |
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A spectacular Arctic sunset. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 5 |
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Grease ice forming as the Arctic Ocean cools with the approaching winter. Note damping effect of ice on small wind waves. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 31 |
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Grease ice forming as the Arctic Ocean cools with the approaching winter. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 31 |
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Grease ice forming as the Arctic Ocean cools with the approaching winter. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 31 |
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A spectacular Arctic sunset. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 5 |
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Wind-sculpted snow known as sastrugi. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 5 |
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Arctic icebergs. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 8 |
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Arctic icebergs. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 8 |
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Arctic icebergs. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 8 |
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The KAPITAN DRANITSYN encounters its first sea ice during NABOS 2006. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 August 24 |
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Ice crystals forming along a rope on the KAPITAN DRANITSYN. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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Along the edge of the pack ice. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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Ice floes. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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Polygons in the freezing ice. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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Pancake ice frozen together. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September |
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A ridge caused by floes coming together. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 5 |
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A ridge caused by floes coming together. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 5 |
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An icicle. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/ |
Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia 2006 September 5 |
