Daily reports the NGRIP-camp week 21
Monday, May 22nd
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| Daily life |
| Beautiful weather, up to -13C during day time |
| Science |
| First "drilling", however no core was drilled, the hole was just filtered
for possible ice flakes. |
| Logistics |
Our "traffic sign" has been put back up, so we can see the distance
to the most "important" destinations. The picture shows the sign in 1998. |
Tuesday, May 23rd
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| Daily life |
| One of the persons in the camp broke a tooth and had to have a long-distance
consultation with his dentist. |
| Science |
| The new core buffer is now being used. Some of the last cores drilled
during the last season have been installed in the new buffer, while they
are waiting to be analyzed, cut up, packed and sent back to Copenhagen.
The drill is being tested, and minor repairs are being performed. |
| Logistics |
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Wednesday, May 24th
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| Daily life |
| Today was the first flight to the camp after the first participants
were flewn in last week. The plane brought more people, mail, spare parts
,... |
| Science |
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| Logistics |
 The
plane did not manage to take off during the first attempts, so ATO's- Assisted
Take-Off- had to be used. The picture is from 1997. |
Thursday, May 25th
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| Daily life |
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| Science |
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| Logistics |
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Friday, May 26st
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| Daily life |
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| Science |
Drilling started today!
6.44m were drilled today, and the drill was tested further. The first
scientific analyses are working now. |
| Logistics |
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Saturday, May 27th
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| Daily life |
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| Science |
| We drilled 7.9 m's today. However the drilling had more problems than
we would have thought after the good start yesterday ... |
| Logistics |
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Sunday, May 28th
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| Daily life |
| After a loud Saturday evening yesterday the camp Hi-Fi needed some
repair. |
| Science |
| Drilling and processing are beginning to work in routine. |
| Logistics |
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