Helicopter view of Hercules Neve
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
General view of camp
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
The full team. Where's the French guy ?!
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
Drilling with Walter Maggi
© A. Bondesan, U. Padova
Only -40°C in the sleeping tent... Brrr !
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
With Walter : polar warriors
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
The shocking drilling-team : Aldino, Walter and me
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
Firn air sampling
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
A welcome daily stop for lunch
© A. Bondesan, Univ. Padova
Trans-Antarctic mountains seen through the C130 window
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
An angel goes by
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
This site is called "Hell's Gate" : wonder why
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
Drilling tent with Trans-Antarctic mountains behind
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
Aviator glacier between Terra Nova Bay and Hercules Neve
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
This site is called "Hell's Gate" : wonder why
© J. Chappellaz , CNRS/LGGE
Location : Hercules Neve, Victoria Land, Antarctica ; 73°6'S, 165°28’E, altitude 2960 m
Mean annual temperature : -33°C
Team members 1994-95 : Maurizio Aceto (Univ. Ancona, It.), Aldino Bondesan (Univ. Padova, It.), Jérôme Chappellaz (LGGE, Fr.), Vincenzo Ebner (guide alpin, It.), Walter Maggi (Univ. Milano, It.), Giuseppe Scarponi (Univ. Ancona, It.), Luca Valenziano (Univ. Perugia & Roma, It.)
Activities : we tested a new light-weight drilling system from FS Inventor and we conducted firn air sampling. Big misconceptions in the drilling system design precluded us to reach the initial project objectives. The drilling system got stuck at only 46 m of depth (but we recovered it) ! Before reaching Hercules Neve, we also conducted several glaciological studies in the vicinity of Terra Nova Bay.
My work in the field : I was in charge of the firn air pumping experiments and I also helped with drilling. For the glaciological work, I helped for GPS measurements on each stake.
