February 11: RV Lawrence M Gould departs Punta Arenas, Chile February 15: Begin working at the Larsen Ice Shelf, starting at Larsen B, moving south to Larsen C and ending at Larsen A. March 3: Depart Larsen Ice Shelf, head to South Orkney Plateau March 5: Arrive South Orkney Plateau March 7: Depart for Punta Arenas, Chile March 11: Arrive Punta Arenas, Chile
The map below shows the tentative schedule and route of the 2005 Antarctic Expedition.
Ecosystem Beneath a Collapsed Antarctic Ice Shelf Discovered
The chance discovery of a vast ecosystem beneath the collapsed Larsen Ice Shelf will allow scientists to explore the uncharted life below Antarctica's floating ice shelves and further probe the origins of life in extreme environments. Researchers discovered the sunless habitat after reviewing a recent underwater video study examining a deep glacial trough in the northwestern Weddell Sea following the sudden Larsen B shelf collapse in 2002. More...
Kirkwood '05 Receives National Research Award for Antarctic Climate Study
Gemma Kirkwood
Gemma Kirkwood '05 received an Outstanding Student Paper Award for her presentation, "Solar vs. Tidal Forcing of Centennial to Decadal Scale Variability in Marine Sedimentary Records from the Western Antarctic Peninsula," at the 2004 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. She was in competition with Ph.D. candidates as well as undergraduate students for this honor. The Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Focus Group selected only two out of 169 student papers. More ...
