VII\. Scientific Equipment

Section VII lists additions and deletions to the principal scientific
equipment available at McMurdo, South Pole, and Palmer stations and
onboard USAP research vessels.

### ADDITIONS

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                                 [McMurdo]{.underline}   [SPole]{.underline}   [Palmer]{.underline}   [LMG]{.underline}^1^   [NBP]{.underline}^2^   [AGO]{.underline}^3^
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  Astrophysics Aeronomy                                                                                                                             

  Antenna, VLF Loop                                                                                                                                 X

  Camera, All-Sky                                                                                                                                   X

  Chromatography, High           X                                                                                                                  
  Performance Liquid System                                                                                                                         
  (HPLC)                                                                                                                                            

  Data Acquision Unit (DAU)                                                    X                                                                    

  Dewar, Liquid Helium Storage                                                                        X                      X                      

  Dewar, Liquid Nitrogen Storage                                               X                                                                    

  Dewar, Liquid Nitrogen                                                                              X                      X                      
  Storage, 4 ea., 16 liter                                                                                                                          

  Filtration Apparatus, Membrane X                                                                                                                  

  Ice Maker                      X                                             X                                                                    

  Incubator, Percival            X                                                                                                                  

  Magnetometer                                                                                                                                      X

  Receiving System, VLF                                                                                                                             X

  Thermal Electric Generator                                                                                                                        X
  (TEG)                                                                                                                                             

  Time Domain Reflectometer                                                                                                  X                      

  Uninterrupted Power Supply                                                                          X                      X                      
  (UPS)                                                                                                                                             

  Water Chiller                                                                                                              X                      

                                                                                                                                                    

  **Biology**                                                                                                                                       

  Camera, Still, Underwater                                                                           X                      X                      

  Camera, Video, for Microscopy                                                X                                                                    

  Counter, Liquid Scintillation  X                                                                                                                  

  Data Acquisition System                                                                                                                           X

  Deck Unit/Transducer                                                         X                                                                    

  Ice Maker (Dry Ice)                                                                                                        X                      

  Incubator, Percival                                                          X                                                                    

  Sediment Trap                  X                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                    

  **Computers**                                                                                                                                     

  *[MacIntosh:]{.underline}*                                                                                                                        

  Computer, G3                                                                 X                                                                    

  Computer, Desktop, Pentium     X                                                                                                                  

  *[PCs]{.underline}*                                                                                                                               

  Computer, Portable, 586                                                      X                                                                    

  Computer, Server, 586                                                        X                                                                    

  *[Workstation:]{.underline}*                                                                                                                      

  Sun SPARC 10                                                                 X                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                    

  **Geology/Geophysics**                                                                                                                            

  Echo sounder, Knudsen,                                                                                                     X                      
  Sub-bottom Profiler                                                                                                                               

  Petrographic Scope             X                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                    

  **Geomagnetism**                                                                                                                                  

  Antennas, Dipole                                                                                                           X                      X

  Gradiometer, Magnetic-towed                                                                                                X                      

                                                                                                                                                    

  **Oceanography/Limnology**                                                                                                                        

  Fluorometer, Flow-through      X                                             X                                                                    

  Isotope Van                                                                  X                                                                    

  Transmissometer                                                              X                                             X                      

                                                                                                                                                    

  **Other**                                                                                                                                         

  Handheld Global Positioning                                                                                                X                      
  System                                                                                                                                            
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1 = [R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD]{.underline}

2 = [R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER]{.underline}

3 = AUTOMATED GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY

### DELETIONS

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                                [McMurdo]{.underline}   [SPole]{.underline}   [Palmer]{.underline}   [LMG]{.underline}^1^   [NBP]{.underline}^2^   [AGO]{.underline}^3^
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  Astrophysics Aeronomy                                                                                                                            

  Oscilloscope                                                                X                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                   

  Biology                                                                                                                                          

  Auto analyzer                                                               X                                                                    

  Counter, Particle                                                           X                                                                    

  Electrocardiograph                                                          X                                                                    

  Freezer, Walk-in                                                                                                          X                      

  Oscilloscope                                                                X                                                                    

  Oxygen-Analyzing System                                                     X                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                   

  Geology/Geophysics                                                                                                                               

  X-ray Instrument, Diffraction X                                                                                                                  

  Computers                                                                                                                                        

  [MacIntosh:]{.underline}                                                                                                                         

  Computer, Desktop, IICI                                                     X                                                                    

  Computer, Portable,                                                         X                                                                    
  Powerbook, 170                                                                                                                                   

  *[PC:]{.underline}*                                                                                                                              

  Computer, Desktop, XT                                                       X                                                                    

  Computer, Desktop, 286                                                      X                                                                    

  Computer, Desktop, 386                                                      X                                                                    

  Computer, Portable, 386                                                     X                                                                    

  Computer, Server, 486                                                       X                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                   

  Oceanography/Limnology                                                                                                                           

  Acoustic Release with Surface                                               X                                                                    
  Command Unit                                                                                                                                     
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1 = [R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD]{.underline}

2 = [R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER]{.underline}

3 = AUTOMATED GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY