Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003

The wintering party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), consisting of 40 personnel, carried out observation programs from February 1st, 2002 to January 31st, 2003. As the first year under the VIth five-year JARE programs, various projects and monitoring observations were condu...

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Main Author: Koukichi Kamiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 2004-07-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.15094/00009286
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description The wintering party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), consisting of 40 personnel, carried out observation programs from February 1st, 2002 to January 31st, 2003. As the first year under the VIth five-year JARE programs, various projects and monitoring observations were conducted, as well as routine observation programs. One of the new observations at Syowa Station was continual launching of various sondes as the first stage to clarify the ozone depression in the stratospheric environment. In the inland plateau, Dome Fuji Camp was reopened for the following winter to conduct the deep ice coring project. Field activities were also carried out under stable sea ice conditions around the Ongul Islands during the wintering season. A blizzard in the middle of September brought much snow over the roofs of the station buildings, resulting in much work to be recoued. However, snow cover caused by the blizzard contributed to the stability of sea ice during the coming summer season. The biggest accident during the winter was that an over snow vehicle, SM100, got stuck in a crevasse on the ice sheet coast near Syowa Station in late December.
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spelling doaj.art-72235e12aa7d46ffae54f346d90222982022-12-21T19:38:27ZengNational Institute of Polar ResearchAntarctic Record0085-72892432-079X2004-07-0148211714110.15094/00009286Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003Koukichi Kamiyama0National Institute of Polar ResearchThe wintering party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), consisting of 40 personnel, carried out observation programs from February 1st, 2002 to January 31st, 2003. As the first year under the VIth five-year JARE programs, various projects and monitoring observations were conducted, as well as routine observation programs. One of the new observations at Syowa Station was continual launching of various sondes as the first stage to clarify the ozone depression in the stratospheric environment. In the inland plateau, Dome Fuji Camp was reopened for the following winter to conduct the deep ice coring project. Field activities were also carried out under stable sea ice conditions around the Ongul Islands during the wintering season. A blizzard in the middle of September brought much snow over the roofs of the station buildings, resulting in much work to be recoued. However, snow cover caused by the blizzard contributed to the stability of sea ice during the coming summer season. The biggest accident during the winter was that an over snow vehicle, SM100, got stuck in a crevasse on the ice sheet coast near Syowa Station in late December.http://doi.org/10.15094/00009286
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Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003
Antarctic Record
title Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003
title_full Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003
title_fullStr Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003
title_full_unstemmed Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003
title_short Activities of the Wintering Party of the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 2002-2003
title_sort activities of the wintering party of the 43rd japanese antarctic research expedition 2002 2003
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