December 28th: Clump Weight, CTD, and Niskin Bottles – Clump Weight: The first instrument to enter Lake Mercer was the Deep SCINI clump weight equipped with cameras that fed live video to the surface. A packed room of observers watched the Clump Weight descend through the borehole and enter into Lake Mercer. The lake water … Continue reading SALSA Borehole Timeline Part 1 of 3: First Instruments Reach Lake Mercer
SALSA Celebrates Successful Mission at Mercer Subglacial Lake
Mission Success After science borehole operations began on December 28th, the SALSA team worked tirelessly around the clock to deploy science instruments and collect samples. After six days of sampling, we have enough material to truly change the way we view the Antarctic continent. In the words of Lead Scientist John Priscu: “A decade of … Continue reading SALSA Celebrates Successful Mission at Mercer Subglacial Lake
Geophysics Team Concludes Successful GPS Operations at Mercer Subglacial Lake
SALSA Field Report 1.1.19 Geophysics Update On December 27th, the SALSA Geophysics team arrived at Mercer Subglacial Lake after concluding their science operations at Whillans Subglacial Lake. After two days on the road, the team took the morning of December 28th off to catch up on rest before unpacking their eight sleds and preparing their … Continue reading Geophysics Team Concludes Successful GPS Operations at Mercer Subglacial Lake
Science Team Drills Into Mercer Subglacial Lake
SALSA Field Report 12.28.2018 Science Team Update After four days of troubleshooting components that sustained wear and tear from sitting through two winters on ice, the Drill Team began drilling the main borehole on the evening of December 23rd and reached the lake faster than expected at 10:30pm on December 26th with a borehole … Continue reading Science Team Drills Into Mercer Subglacial Lake
Science Team Begins Field Work and Geophysics Team Completes Research at Whillans Subglacial Lake
SALSA Field Report 12.24.2018 Science Team Update On December 18th, Drillers Dennis Duling, Ed Krula, and Anatoly Mironov; Scientists John Priscu, Brent Christner, and Ryan Venturelli; and two Marine Technicians arrived to the Mercer Subglacial Lake camp ahead of the rest of the Science Team. After assessing the camp, the Drillers Marine Technicians (MTs) started … Continue reading Science Team Begins Field Work and Geophysics Team Completes Research at Whillans Subglacial Lake
SALSA Science Team Arrives at Mercer Subglacial Lake and Geophysics Team Continues Work
SALSA Field Report 12.20.2018 Science Team Update On Wednesday, December 19th, the SALSA Science Team flew to Mercer Subglacial Lake after many days of cleaning, packing, and loading equipment. Before their departure, the team met several times to create protocols and layers of best outcome and contingency plans for sampling. Eight team members (Drillers Dennis … Continue reading SALSA Science Team Arrives at Mercer Subglacial Lake and Geophysics Team Continues Work
