Field season 2010
NEEM field camp is closed for the season 2010
22 August 2010
After a very succesful and exciting season the NEEM camp has closed down. The camp will open again in May 2011.
Camp Century Drilling
10 August 2010
Today was the day to drill a 30m ice core and sample a 2m surface pit at Camp Century.
Bedrock!!!
27 July 2010
After a few runs with no penetration and totally grinded down cutters we made the decision to terminate the deep ice core drilling. We celebrated this with a glass of champagne
2009 field diaries

In 2009 the drilling continued and measurements on the ice core started. The drilling reached 1757.84 meters depth. Read the 2009 field diaries here.
2008 field diaries

In 2008 the NEEM camp was constructed and the drilling started, paving the way for the first full field season of 2009. Read the 2008 field diaries here.
2007 field diaries

In 2007 the researchers moved their equipment from the earlier drilling site NGRIP to the new drilling site NEEM. Read the 2007 field diaries here.