The season has come to an end. We departed South Pole on January 30th after a very productive and successful 3-month season. The 2014-2015 season goal of the SPICE Core was to reach a depth of 700 meters, which we accomplished and then some. Our final depth was 736 meters. Of that, about 600 meters is making its way onto the vessel currently docked at McMurdo Station for its transport back to the United States. In June (or somewhere around there), the ice core processing line will take place at the National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver, CO. This is where all the samples of ice will be cut and shipped to funded labs across the U.S. Hopefully by August, I'll be doing my experiments on the ice that we brought up this season!
AuthorMindy Nicewonger, PhD is an earth and climate scientist. She is a passionate science educator and tutor. Banner photo: Mindy standing in front of the C-130 Hercules in McMurdo, Antarctica (Nov. 2014).
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