The GRIP deep drilling camp

Title The GRIP deep drilling camp
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year
1994
Author(s) Niels S Gundestrup , Jørgen P Steffensen, Jakob Schwander
Journal/ Publication
Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue 49
Pagination
358-370
ISSN
03860744
Abstract

In order to support the GRIP deep drilling, a permanent camp was erected on top of the Greenland ice sheet at an elevation of more than 3km, 800km away from the nearest airport. Day temperatures reached a maximum of -10oC, with typical night temperatures of -30oC. Although the camp was manned only during the three summer months, it was designed to sustain winter temperatures of -60oC. The camp was designed to accommodate 30 people (although the number of inhabitants at times was up to 50), and to include everything needed for the operation, including a 3km long skiway. The designed lifetime of the camp was 3 years, corresponding to 4 field seasons.

URL
Special Collections International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology Series, 4th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
Categories Field Logistics/Camps
Citation Niels S Gundestrup , Jørgen P Steffensen, Jakob Schwander ( 1994 ) The GRIP deep drilling camp. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue 49 , 358-370 .
Lead Author
Niels S Gundestrup