{"id":648,"date":"2016-04-29T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/firncover\/?p=648"},"modified":"2016-04-30T11:40:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T17:40:01","slug":"work-complete-at-kan-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/firncover\/2016\/04\/29\/work-complete-at-kan-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Completed at KAN-U"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was a very productive day for the FirnCover crew:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Darren and Max dug snow pits to measure snow density and stratigraphy from last winter.<\/li>\n<li>GPS surveys were conducted to gauge\u00a0how much the camp actually moves from year to year: how much the ice is spreading and it&#8217;s elevation (loss or gain). \u00a0These measurements along with other factors can contribute to determining the total <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmi.dk\/en\/groenland\/maalinger\/greenland-ice-sheet-surface-mass-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\">mass balance of the ice sheet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A 16 m (52.5 ft) ice core was drilled successfully (performed early in the morning before temperatures got warmer). The core was divided into 160 individual 10 cm (~ 4 in) segments and stratigraphy and density measurements were logged. A compaction instrument was then installed over the ice core hole.<\/li>\n<li>Aleah&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/firncover\/2016\/04\/13\/the-unpolished-nature-of-research\/\" target=\"_blank\">permeability test<\/a> was run successfully.<\/li>\n<li>Darren repaired a generator that had failed that morning. A replacement was requested &#8220;just in case&#8221;. (The ice sheet is not a place you want to spend time in without a working generator.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After a long day of hard work, they enjoyed a delicious dinner Baptiste made: breaded fish, alfredo sauce, hashbrowns, cooked vegetables and a refreshing &#8220;slushy&#8221; white wine. \u00a0(Sounds better than what I had last night!)<\/p>\n<p>The plan for today is to pack up at KAN-U early and make the traverse back to DYE-2 before potential bad weather blows in. The weather forecast\u00a0expects head\u00a0winds of up to 35 knots &#8211; too dangerous for traversing. Let&#8217;s hope they make it back to their home base well before the high winds kick in later in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was a very productive day for the FirnCover crew: Darren and Max dug snow pits to measure snow density and stratigraphy from last winter. 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