We will have our satellite communications set up as soon as possible. Another nice day in West Antarctica. The sun was out and it was relatively warm though the slight breeze still nipped noses and fingers. Brian and Steve A. worked on their radar today and Benjamin and Zach spent the day in the snow pit testing the permeability and porosity of the snow layers. The permeability and porosity of the snow layers are important to understand because they affect the movement of air through the snow.
Some air is trapped in the snow as the layers form.
By measuring the change in the concentration of atmospheric gases present in the ice cores we can understand how the Earth's climate has changed over time. We finally had our Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. It was great to celebrate Thanksgiving even though it was almost two weeks late. I guess it is back to work tomorrow. We will be finishing up our science programs at this site, preparing sample boxes to be picked up in the next couple weeks here by airplane, cleaning up the area, and getting our gear together to travel.