From our field trip to Summit, Greenland, June and July 2007
The team:
Jihong Cole-Dai Terry Gacke Alyson Lanciki Joel Savarino Bella Bergeron Mark Thiemens
Flying in Kangerlussuag ("Kanger"):
Sign on truck Rocky backdrop Road near airport KISS building Fjord nearby View from distance
En route to Summit:
Lakes on margin of ice sheet Glaciers off ice sheet Alyson on C-130
Drilling site:
Drill tower and plywood windbreak at drill site Route to pee flag "Halo" ring around the sun
Start of first hole Drill in operation Collet in drill Alyson trying her hand at drilling Mark drilling
Jihong Alyson and Joel sunbathing Surprise visitors Terry drilling in a snowstorm
Jetplane Clouds Frost on rope Frost sampling Diamond dust Bubbles in ice
Commuting between Summit camp and drill site Celebrating the completion of drilling all 4 cores
Sampling (Joel and Mark; Jihong and Alyson) in 2 meter snowpit
Drill site visitors:
Charlie Bentley and Tony Wendricks (ICDS)
Danish and Greenland teachers visit the drill site and observe drilling demostration
Summit Camp:
The Big House Summit group June 19 Midnight at solstice Tent area Jihong's tent
Kitchen and dining room in Big House July 4th BBQ C-130 carrying crew headed for NEEM
Celebrating July 4th Holiday
Mark waving the flag Peter and Michael with Dutch flag Alyson the missile holder
The First Summit July 4th Parade The crowd doing the wave
The ice core float
The "Queen" (Summit Camp Manager Kathy) "Bad Girl" Buggy
Revelers at the parade
All paraders celebrate
Leaving Summit:
Goodbyes
Visible features of the Greenland ice sheet including surface melt areas
Back in Kangerlussuaq:
Midnight landing Old freezer Skyline
Views around Kanger