Talk:Rothera Research Station

message: I propose to include information about the Rothera season, and Base opertaions. Does anyone object.
Draft below:
====Summer Season====
The first ship after winter does not normally arrive at the station until Early December, and it has been for many years the RRS James Clark Ross(JCR). By this time the 4 Twin Otters and Dash 7 have normally been on station for 4 to 6 weeks (arriving late October). The regular trips to Stanley by the Dash have swelled the base population and the Season is fully underway.
The arrival of the JCR can almost double the base size overnight. The remainder of the field science staff will arrive, but in the main the Biology Science Staff arrive on the JCR and start the Rothera based activities.
Sometime in mid Decmeber (when the weather conditions allow), a single Twin Otter will fly, non-stop, to Halley, the other major BAS station in Antarctica. A plane will remain for the short Halley season in support of science and depot work local to Halley.
By February, the Halley plane has returned, and the weather south of Rothera and in the mountains around has worsened, reducing the amount of flying that is able to be done. The planes head south sometime towards the end of February or the Beginning of March. 
The station is then "closed" for winter when the RRS Ernest Shackleton departs Rothera at end of March, leaving the winter staff alone until October.
Apacheeng lead 16:26, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
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message: The first ship after winter does not normally arrive at the station until Early December, and it has been for many years the RRS James Clark Ross(JCR). By this time the 4 Twin Otters and Dash 7 have normally been on station for 4 to 6 weeks (arriving late October). The regular trips to Stanley by the Dash have swelled the base population and the Season is fully underway.
The arrival of the JCR can almost double the base size overnight. The remainder of the field science staff will arrive, but in the main the Biology Science Staff arrive on the JCR and start the Rothera based activities.
Sometime in mid Decmeber (when the weather conditions allow), a single Twin Otter will fly, non-stop, to Halley, the other major BAS station in Antarctica. A plane will remain for the short Halley season in support of science and depot work local to Halley.
By February, the Halley plane has returned, and the weather south of Rothera and in the mountains around has worsened, reducing the amount of flying that is able to be done. The planes head south sometime towards the end of February or the Beginning of March. 
The station is then "closed" for winter when the RRS Ernest Shackleton departs Rothera at end of March, leaving the winter staff alone until October.
Apacheeng lead 16:26, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Summer Season

message: I think that the band that was featured at the live earth concert should be at least mentioned on here.
Richardkselby 13:37, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Nunatak

message: I noticed there is no mention of any of the Live Earth concert that happened here. VarunRajendran (talk) 17:32, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Mention of Live Earth

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