The BELISSIMA Project is at the Coast
After the primary tests performed on the drill and radar at the Princess Elisabeth Station, the team was adequately prepared for its first expedition into the field for the 2010-2011 season. Follow them on their trip as they head to the coast, split into two groups and conduct their first studies.
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Sanne Bosteels prepares the convoy for departure
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The base camp of Frank Pattyn and Kenichi Matsuoka
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Working inside a tent, another side of field work
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Kenichi Matsuoka (University of Washington) and his radar material
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Frank Pattyn (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Kenichi Matsuoka (University of Washington)
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Frank Pattyn installs the GPS for the measures to be taken on the ice
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Kenichi Matsuoka installs his radar equipment
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Frank Pattyn and Kenichi Matsuoka install a GPS beacon
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This high precision GPS beacon allows the team to measure the speed of the ice flow
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Kenichi Matsuoka with the radar inside the Prinoth
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Frank Pattyn and Kenichi Matsuoka with the radar
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Alain Hubert and Sanne Bosteels install the radar on the Prinoth
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Handling the radar for crevasse detection
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The team of Jean-Louis Tison (ULB) at the coast
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Marie Dierckx (ULB) working on the drill
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Retrieving an ice core
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Jean-Louis Tison and an ice core that will soon be analyzed
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Bryn Hubbard (Aberystwyth University) shows us a sample of pristine ice
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Jean-Louis Tison (ULB) measures a fresh ice core
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The first ice cores are bagged for conservation
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Jean-Louis Tison (ULB) with the first 65 metres of ice that have already been taken
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Bryn Hubbard filming the inside of a borehole for a 360° view
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