Photographic Archive CDs

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20050127_32_PenguinSnowed - Snow scuplture of a penguin, with the Concordia buildings in the background.

Snow scuplture of a penguin, with the Concordia buildings in the background.
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20050303_6CottonSnowflake - A rare snowflake structured like a very light cottonball.

A rare snowflake structured like a very light cottonball.
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20050406_02_CottonSnow - Cotton-shaped and very large snowflake.
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Cotton-shaped and very large snowflake.
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20050913_003_FarSnow_ - Dune-like snowdrift away from Concordia.
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Dune-like snowdrift away from Concordia.
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20051107_042_Crystals - Ice crystals as seen on the accumulation table.
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Ice crystals as seen on the accumulation table.
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CrystalsIceCave3 - Long exposure in the ice core storage area, using whatever available light there is.
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Long exposure in the ice core storage area, using whatever available light there is.
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CrystalsIceCave4 - Ice crystals hanging from the roof of an underground storage area.
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Ice crystals hanging from the roof of an underground storage area.
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CrystalsIceCave5 - Ribs of ice crystals formed on the underground garage ceiling.
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Ribs of ice crystals formed on the underground garage ceiling.
[CrystalsIceCave5 - 3553x5437 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

EmanueleChangingFilters0 - Many different kinds of analyzes are performed for surface glaciology. Besides the direct samples of snow taken from the ground, there's also several pumps taking in outside air and the few crystals of ice it contains. Those crystals are then sorted by dimensions through an impactor filter, and later analyzed for content. The quantity of crystals in the atmosphere is so low that each pumping session has to run for 3 days non-stop, hoping that the wind won't turn and bring smoke from the station's power plant.
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Many different kinds of analyzes are performed for surface glaciology. Besides the direct samples of snow taken from the ground, there's also several pumps taking in outside air and the few crystals of ice it contains. Those crystals are then sorted by dimensions through an impactor filter, and later analyzed for content. The quantity of crystals in the atmosphere is so low that each pumping session has to run for 3 days non-stop, hoping that the wind won't turn and bring smoke from the station's power plant.
[EmanueleChangingFilters0 - 3568x5403 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

EmanueleChangingFilters1 - Emanuele changing on of the filters on the roof of his shelter.
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Emanuele changing on of the filters on the roof of his shelter.
[EmanueleChangingFilters1 - 3555x5390 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 19MPix]

EmanueleChangingFilters4 - Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.

Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.
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EmanueleChangingFilters5 - Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.

Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.
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EmanueleChangingFilters6 - Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.

Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.
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EmanueleChangingFilters8 - Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.

Changing filters on the roof of the glaciology shelter.
[EmanueleChangingFilters8 - 3568x5403 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 19MPix]

EmanueleChangingFilters9 - Taking snow samples.
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Taking snow samples.
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EmanueleCheckingCrystals1 - Examining snow crystals shapes.
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Examining snow crystals shapes.
[EmanueleCheckingCrystals1 - 3438x5239 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 18MPix]

EmanueleCheckingCrystals2 - Visual inspection of freshly deposited snow crystals.
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Visual inspection of freshly deposited snow crystals.
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EmanueleCollectingSamples0 - Night sampling in a windstorm. Up on the high antarctic plateau the wind is rare and not very fast, but enough to drop the visibility to a few meters and the windchill to a terrifying -110°C.
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Night sampling in a windstorm. Up on the high antarctic plateau the wind is rare and not very fast, but enough to drop the visibility to a few meters and the windchill to a terrifying -110°C.
[EmanueleCollectingSamples0 - 5643x3658 - AdobeRGB - 4Mb - 21MPix]

EmanueleCollectingSamples10 - Snow samples are collected inside small vials, sealed, and then analyzed in the lab on the ion chromatograph.
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Snow samples are collected inside small vials, sealed, and then analyzed in the lab on the ion chromatograph.
[EmanueleCollectingSamples10 - 3590x5394 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 19MPix]

EmanueleCollectingSamples2 - Collecting a snow sample.
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Collecting a snow sample.
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EmanueleCollectingSamples3 - Getting ready for a snow sampling session in the winter twilight, right at the pole marker.
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Getting ready for a snow sampling session in the winter twilight, right at the pole marker.
[EmanueleCollectingSamples3 - 3553x5413 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

EmanueleCollectingSamples4 - Collecting snow destined to be melted and analyzed.
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Collecting snow destined to be melted and analyzed.
[EmanueleCollectingSamples4 - 3560x5423 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 19MPix]

EmanueleCollectingSamples9 - Winter snow sampling garb: plastic gloves on top of pile gloves to avoid contamination, face mask against freezing lungs and serious 'bellylamp' to find the way.
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Winter snow sampling garb: plastic gloves on top of pile gloves to avoid contamination, face mask against freezing lungs and serious 'bellylamp' to find the way.
[EmanueleCollectingSamples9 - 3656x5631 - AdobeRGB - 3Mb - 21MPix]

FrozenEmanuele - Winter portrait of Emanuele under his face mask during the long walk. Temperature: -75°C by the time we got back.
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Winter portrait of Emanuele under his face mask during the long walk. Temperature: -75°C by the time we got back.
[FrozenEmanuele - 5388x3560 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 19MPix]

IceCoreBox2 - The ice cores as well as their wrappings have detailed information on them: location, depth and time of extraction, up and down directions, estimated size of the missing parts on top and bottom, etc...
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The ice cores as well as their wrappings have detailed information on them: location, depth and time of extraction, up and down directions, estimated size of the missing parts on top and bottom, etc...
[IceCoreBox2 - 3572x5450 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

IceCoreBoxes - Putting the cores into cold storage boxes after wrapping them up with extraction information written on both cores and bags.
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Putting the cores into cold storage boxes after wrapping them up with extraction information written on both cores and bags.
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IceCoreDiameterMeasure3 - Measuring the diameter of the ice core to check on drill wear.
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Measuring the diameter of the ice core to check on drill wear.
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IceCoreDisplay - Display of several ice cores worth a couple thousand years of climatic data. At those depths, one meter of ice can hold 500 years of information.
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Display of several ice cores worth a couple thousand years of climatic data. At those depths, one meter of ice can hold 500 years of information.
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IceCores - A scientist cutting up and examining ice cores in the 'cold lab'.
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A scientist cutting up and examining ice cores in the 'cold lab'.
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IceCoreSlice1 - An ice core, split lengthwise so as to get access to the clean center.
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An ice core, split lengthwise so as to get access to the clean center.
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IceCoreSlice2 - An ice core, split lengthwise so as to get access to the clean center. The bigger part stays in Dome C for reference while the slice is sent to european laboratories for detailed analysis.
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An ice core, split lengthwise so as to get access to the clean center. The bigger part stays in Dome C for reference while the slice is sent to european laboratories for detailed analysis.
[IceCoreSlice2 - 3602x5410 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

IceCoreStorage2 - Cores waiting to be processed are placed in shelves at the entrance of the cold lab.
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Cores waiting to be processed are placed in shelves at the entrance of the cold lab.
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IceCrystals1 - Ice crystals deposited on a rope outside.
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Ice crystals deposited on a rope outside.
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IceCrystals2 - Ice crystals forming outdoors on the top a tower.
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Ice crystals forming outdoors on the top a tower.
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IceCrystals3 - Some of the very delicate ice crystals to be found in a storage cave. If you as much as touch them, they dissolve into ice dust.
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Some of the very delicate ice crystals to be found in a storage cave. If you as much as touch them, they dissolve into ice dust.
[IceCrystals3 - 3549x5370 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

IceCrystals4 - Large crystal hanging from the ceiling of an underground storage area.
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Large crystal hanging from the ceiling of an underground storage area.
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IceCrystals5 - Large crystal hanging from the ceiling of an underground storage area.

Large crystal hanging from the ceiling of an underground storage area.
[IceCrystals5 - 3552x5442 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

IceCrystals6 - And the same one, backlit with a red LED light.
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And the same one, backlit with a red LED light.
[IceCrystals6 - 3563x5446 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

IceCrystalsWindow - Window frost. Windows of the Concordia buildings are made with a triple outer pane, 20cm of space, and another double pane. Most times in winter some frost would form in the middle space.
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Window frost. Windows of the Concordia buildings are made with a triple outer pane, 20cm of space, and another double pane. Most times in winter some frost would form in the middle space.
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MeasuringPoles - Measuring snow heights.
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Measuring snow heights.
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MeasuringPoles2 - The height of snow is measured precisely because the yearly snow accumulation on the high plateau is only a few centimeters, and most of the snow falls in winter while in summer it tends to sublimate. Actually the snow doesn't fall in the common sense of the term as much as it just 'appears' in a solid state condensation process directly on exposed surfaces. The lidar helps determine how much snow is falling in the form of very thin ice crystals.
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The height of snow is measured precisely because the yearly snow accumulation on the high plateau is only a few centimeters, and most of the snow falls in winter while in summer it tends to sublimate. Actually the snow doesn't fall in the common sense of the term as much as it just 'appears' in a solid state condensation process directly on exposed surfaces. The lidar helps determine how much snow is falling in the form of very thin ice crystals.
[MeasuringPoles2 - 3560x5388 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 19MPix]

PlaceMarkers - One in a series of several surface markers used to regularly measure the movement of the ice. Dome C is defined as the top of the local ice, but it's so flat that it's easier to define it as the place from which the ice flows in every direction, which is more interesting to deep drilling glaciologists. The station is visible far away on the horizon from this reference pole used yearly by specialized GPS equipment to pinpoint to flow of ice to within a few cm a year horizontally.
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One in a series of several surface markers used to regularly measure the movement of the ice. Dome C is defined as the top of the local ice, but it's so flat that it's easier to define it as the place from which the ice flows in every direction, which is more interesting to deep drilling glaciologists. The station is visible far away on the horizon from this reference pole used yearly by specialized GPS equipment to pinpoint to flow of ice to within a few cm a year horizontally.
[PlaceMarkers - 5388x3560 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

RestingOnSnow - Taking a break on the snow after a non-stop 4 hour walk on snow at sub -70°C temperatures.
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Taking a break on the snow after a non-stop 4 hour walk on snow at sub -70°C temperatures.
[RestingOnSnow - 3553x5388 - AdobeRGB - 1Mb - 19MPix]

SnowCrystals1 - Surface snow as seen on a glaciology collection plate. On this image and the following ones, many different shapes can be seen: needles, bullets, balls, flakes, cylinders...
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Surface snow as seen on a glaciology collection plate. On this image and the following ones, many different shapes can be seen: needles, bullets, balls, flakes, cylinders...
[SnowCrystals1 - 3547x5423 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

SnowCrystals2 - Surface snow crystals.
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Surface snow crystals.
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SnowCrystals3 - Snow crystals after being exposed to the sun for a while.
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Snow crystals after being exposed to the sun for a while.
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SnowCrystals5 - Even more snow crystals.
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Even more snow crystals.
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SnowCrystals6 - Even more snow crystals. There's an official list of about 4000 ice crystal shapes!
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Even more snow crystals. There's an official list of about 4000 ice crystal shapes!
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TalosDome-AshLayerInCore - A glaciologist showing the ash layer found in a recent ice-core.
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A glaciologist showing the ash layer found in a recent ice-core.
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ThinSnowWall1 - A thin wall of snow letting sunlight through in order to show yearly layers.
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A thin wall of snow letting sunlight through in order to show yearly layers.
[ThinSnowWall1 - 3559x5435 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

ThinSnowWall2 - Yearly deposits of snow are no more than 10~20cm thick on the surface.
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Yearly deposits of snow are no more than 10~20cm thick on the surface.
[ThinSnowWall2 - 5420x3555 - AdobeRGB - 2Mb - 19MPix]

Antarctic Photo Archive CD 3

Glaciology