Open AccessGreenland winter‐over
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo078i038p00402-03
Subject(s) - summit , crew , ice caps , meteorology , winter storm , oceanography , climatology , geography , geology , physical geography , snow , archaeology , glacier
At a remote outpost called Summit, the Sun sets from November until January, and winter temperatures can dip to −60°F or lower. The camp rests on an ice cap nearly 3.2 km (two miles) thick, 774 km (481 miles) from its supply point on Greenland's west coast. There, a crew of two science technicians, an electronics technician and a mechanic already has begun the first attempt supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to winter‐over in Greenland.