Field season 2011
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2011.08.16
NEEM camp is closed after a succesful season.
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2011.08.14
The D-day for camp pull out is closing in and today the last surface tents where taken down
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2011.08.13
The last Saturday in camp AND Gunnars birthday.
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2011.08.12
Waking up to another overcast, foggy and snowy day!
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2011.08.11
At 4:00 am when the weather reporting started we had ground fog with no visibility.
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2011.08.10
As we have seen many times before the weather changes just when the flight period starts.
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2011.08.09
Today all science equipment is palletized in preparation of the skier mission tomorrow.
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2011.08.08
The next flight period is getting closer and all science, drill and UAV equipment will leave camp 10-12
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2011.08.07
Days are counted because the closure of camp is getting close.
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2011.08.06
The time has come to move the Dome back to its original position but 4.5 m higher.
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2011.08.05
Waking up the first thought went to the AWI drill.
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2011.08.04
After the great event of moving the Dome yesterday life is back to normal.
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2011.08.03
After a night with stage fever and nerves, time came to move the Dome.
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2011.08.02
The weather was perfect for outdoor work and for flying.
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2011.08.01
August already! It is time to finish all projects and start thinking about packing down.
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2011.07.31
The weather forecasts had predicted clearing weather and decreasing winds.
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2011.07.30
During Saturday the wind picked up to 26 knots and the morning was used to secure camp for the strong
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2011.07.29
At 10:33 local the last supporting leg of the Dome was cut and the Dome solely was standing on the
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2011.07.28
After training of the team and packing the sledges the Traverse team is ready to depart. The traverse
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2011.07.27
The Skies of the Dome weigh 1250 kg each and nearly match the skies under a Hercules in size – at least
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2011.07.26
Today the weather is good and cold with blue sky and winds up to 20 knots and the shallow drilling
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2011.07.25
You cannot avoid noticing the banging and shaking of the main Dome.
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2011.07.24
With a new team, new projects are starting up
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2011.07.23
After a warm night with temperatures no lower than -3 °C Skier 61 came early to camp at 08:14 local.
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2011.07.22
Now all setups have to work before the science groups leave camp.
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2011.07.21
Today highschool students from Denmark, Greenland and Norway visited NEEM.
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2011.07.20
The day has come where Alli, Villi, Sepp, Gunnar and Sverrir mounts the first panels of the ring of
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2011.07.19
Finally we have cold night temperatures and the Skier mission to NEEM could be done.
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2011.07.18
Again a very warm day with no hope for efficient Skier missions. After weather reports from 4 am to
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2011.07.17
During the evening of Saturday the temperatures barely dropped to -3 deg C. It was decided to stick
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2011.07.16
Our Distinguished Visitors experienced a night at NEEM sleeping in the weatherports at NEEM. After
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2011.07.15
Finally the great day came where our DV’s managed to get to camp for a three hour visit. The camp was
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2011.07.14
The weather at NEEM at 4 am was foggy with temperatures no colder than 5 deg C. The DV mission to NEEM
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2011.07.13
The DV visit and the exchange of crew will be tomorrow.
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2011.07.12
Time has come.. The processing of the deep ice core is finalized and it is time to pack much down and
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2011.07.11
The drilling is followed with great attention by all in camp. Will this be the final run?
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2011.07.10
After a slow start we had brunch with omelette and fresh garden salad.
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2011.07.09
A very special day at NEEM. Most of the morning was used by all to prepare the Royal visit of Her Majesty
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2011.07.08
After the ice core from yesterday with a very high content of basal material we decided that there
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2011.07.07
The morning started with preparations for the airdrop that happened at 1100 local.
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2011.07.06
Today the HT drill was used with the new and innovative carbide step cutter and they drilled through
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2011.07.05
There is great excitement around the drilling at the base of the deep NEEM borehole.
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2011.07.04
Today was the first day where we drilled in the 2537 m deep borehole.
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2011.07.03
After waking up to a calm and sunny day many went for a morning walk on the skiway.
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2011.07.02
The wind is down and the sky blue with light clouds from time to time.
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2011.07.01
Finally the 2011 S2 hole was completed with an angle of 3-4 degrees to allow us to test replicate drilling.
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2011.06.30
Again we have had a day with perfect weather: very light wind and blue sky.
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2011.06.29
The big working groups like the science trench and the big CFA teams are no more in strong routine.
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2011.06.28
The science processing of ice cores from the 411m deep shallow ice core and the CFA processing of the
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2011.06.27
Last night the last samples of the NEEM main core brittle zone ice were measured in the CFA lab.
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2011.06.26
This afternoon the deepest part of the S1 shallow core was processed in the science trench and the
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2011.06.25
Yesterday night the drilling of the S1 ice core was terminated and this morning drilling of the S2
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2011.06.24
Due to logistical constraints the drilling of the S1 borehole in the sauna tent terminated this night
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2011.06.23
Today is midsummer, ‘Sankt Hans’ in Danish, and normally we should have a small bonfire this evening,
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2011.06.22
Early next week we’ll have a major crew exchange in camp and new people with new projects will show
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2011.06.21
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2011.06.20
The drilling of the S1 core is now in a stable mode running 16h a day. This has produced enough core
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2011.06.19
After a slow Sunday morning camp came up to speed after lunch
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2011.06.18
With the higher liquid level in the bore hole the core quality is now consistently good. Today, however,
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2011.06.17
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2011.06.16
Today drillers have been...
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2011.06.15
Setting up flag line on Main Street
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2011.06.14
...a bit of a hard time in camp...
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2011.06.13
Ice core processing passed the very significant 1259 AD eruption...
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2011.06.12
The drill was cooled in the drill liquid....
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2011.06.11
The CFA team dug a pit...
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2011.06.10
The mood in camp today is special.
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2011.06.09
As the plane flew overhead, fog came...
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2011.06.08
Much work was done on the skiway
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2011.06.07
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2011.06.06
Today camp has been covered by....
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2011.06.05
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2011.06.04
Bad weather continued today, and it got even worse. For more than 24 hours, strong winds have been
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2011.06.03
This morning the bad weather began. Wind picked up, and soon the snow began to move.
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2011.06.02
The drillers were eagerly going to work this morning, hoping that their new winch contraption would
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2011.06.01
It was a good day for the drillers as mechanical work over the past few days paid off and the reconstructed
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2011.05.31
In the processing line everything is running fine. Although one instrument for gas analysis has broken
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2011.05.30
For most people in camp the day was productive; but the drillers had to face the fact that they now
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2011.05.29
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2011.05.28
Many in camp need a weekend break. This week, all have been working hard
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2011.05.27
The six members of the GRIT traverse joined us for meals today and it was nice to spend an evening
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2011.05.26
There was some cleaning up to do after two days of strong wind from the East. Several entrances had
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2011.05.25
Again, our forecasters were spot on. Strong winds came to camp this morning; but we were prepared
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2011.05.23
A drama is unfolding regarding air traffic in Greenland.
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2011.05.23
Now things begin to happen. The drillers made good progress today...
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2011.05.22
No, we haven’t got the calendar wrong; but because of the three days delay of the last plane, we decided
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2011.05.21
Today it happened. The plane finally made it and 15 new members made it to NEEM camp.
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2011.05.20
As there only was one plane available today, the decision had to be made whether it should fly to the
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2011.05.19
Today we found ourselves in a bizarre situation. There were very few clouds (that later disappeared)
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2011.05.18
Today we put the finishing touches to the flight operations area. Everything is now ready to receive
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2011.05.17
On Thursday we hope to receive a plane with cargo, food and 16 new members of the NEEM staff. We are
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2011.05.16
As weather continues to be good to us, work on getting camp into shape before reaching full manning
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2011.05.15
In the coming week we are expecting a flight with many new NEEMers.
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2011.05.14
We drilled the first ice core today.
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2011.05.13
During the whole morning temperatures stayed well below -20 °C and with a constant wind, work with
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2011.05.12
We erected a weatherport today, and two more will go up soon.
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2011.05.11
Weather is good now, and the forecast gives us several good days ahead.
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2011.05.10
While there were some clouds and wind in the morning, weather improved and the afternoon was beautiful.
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2011.05.09
Another day for in-side or trench activities. Today a lot of snow decided to change position...
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2011.05.08
Just as our Belgian forecasters had forecasted, we got hit by strong winds today
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2011.05.07
The night to Saturday was very cold. Some people moved from the red dome to the main dome, as temperatures
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2011.05.06
First night in a cold camp is always something special.
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2011.05.05
Today we had a successful put-in. We departed Kangerlussuaq at 9.25 and landed at NEEM 11.30
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2011.05.04
Daily for the period 2nd., 3rd., and 4th. of May 2011
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