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Photos from Dr Andrew Smith's expedition to Greenland

Following on from his blogs from Antarctica last year and earlier in 1997 and 2005, ANSTO Research Scientist Dr Andrew Smith is continuing his work studying isotopes produced by cosmic rays, this time from the summit of Greenland where he and a team of researchers will face some of the coldest temperatures on Earth.
 
The team is based at Summit Camp, also known as Summit Station, which is a year-round research station on the apex of the Greenland Ice Sheet, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

While communications with the team are limited, Dr Smith is periodically sending photos highlighting the expedition and some of the breath-taking landscapes found at Greenland. Click on the images below to enlarge.  

A photo of a sun dog, scientific name parhelion. It is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky A flight landing at Greenland The team disembarking from the flight Hello from tent city
Dr Andrew Smith's home during the expedition The temperature in Greenland near the team's camp on 8 May, 2013
Dr Andrew Smith A miserable day for pitting A short core
blizzed camp Down goes the FASD bladder Dr Andrew Smith at work Dr Andrew Smith pitting 1
Dr Andrew Smith pitting 2 Dr Andrew Smiths bedroom Extracting an ice core from the inner barrel Ice core drill
Inside the ice cave Inside-the-weather-haven-2.jpg Laying out the FASD tubing Lindsay and Jon help prepare ice box samples
Lindsay and Jon's pit samples Logging core 1 melting snow Nearing carbon 14 camp
Nice core The Blue Ice Drill The Case The drilling site
The eclipse ice drill The entrance to the cave The Tomato The topography has changed
The weather port Vas at summit Vass and a blizz trail A greenland ice gnome
Flags flying Grecian ice columns Jin and Christo sampling last years melt Looking across Jons ice palace
Mike planning to ride the pink pig back to station Ready to roll The BID 10 inch ice core The superior toilet
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Published: 09/05/2013

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