Ruth MottramJan 29

These ice lenses are giving me a tough time in processing today, they're everywhere. But if I believe the satellite data, they also shouldn't exist. It appears we are underestimating surface melt* in Antarctica.

*But not runoff! These are refrozen meltwater layers

#iQ2300 #DronningMaudLand #Fieldwork

Ruth MottramJan 13
Farewell site RF1, for now. A total of 54 metres of ice, cored and processed. Then time to head home before the weather comes in, with a quick coffee stop to admire the wildlife: incredibly small lichens that somehow hang on at the nunatak Fossilrygen.
#iQ2300 #FieldworkPhoto #FieldPhoto #Fieldwork #Antarctica #ice #icetodon #frostodon #mosstodon #DronningMaudLand
Ruth MottramJan 11
We were rewarded late yesterday evening with beautiful sun and spectacular snow crystals.
Today I have mostly been in the lab tent...

#iQ2300 #FieldPhoto #Fieldwork #Antarctica #DronningMaudLand #frostodon #icetodon
Ian BrownFeb 3, 2023
@FrankPattyn is a very amusing #PhD opponent. Keeping us entertained and informed during Martim Mas e Braga's defense.
#ScandiPhD #glaciology #DronningMaudLand
Jens-Ove NäslundNov 10, 2022
Unloading during the 1989-90 #Antarctic expedition to #DronningMaudLand. #Climate #icesheet