Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Sun’s green flash visible at sunset, with colorful cloud-filled sky.
Week 12 at the Pole

It was all about the sun last week at the Pole.  Weather conditions allowed the [...]

Bright sun on horizon, highlighting texture of the icy surface.
Week 11 at the Pole

IceCube was stable last week, but the same can’t be said for the weather at [...]

Week 10 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Last week was relatively quiet at the Pole. IceCube’s winterovers performed a [...]

Week 9 at the Pole

Josh Veitch-Michaelis, IceCube/NSF The sun is getting noticeably lower in the sky at the South [...]

Week 8 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Last week was relatively quiet at the Pole, offering a good opportunity [...]

Week 7 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Well, now it’s official—the South Pole station has closed for the winter.  [...]

Departing summer personnel walking out to awaiting plane on the skiway at South Pole.
Week 6 at the Pole

It’s still light outside, but winter at the South Pole is fast approaching.  There were [...]

Large fuel bladders parked on the ice at the South Pole.]
Week 5 at the Pole

Last week at the Pole, the fuel arrived.  A lot of it!  It takes a [...]

Person in red parka shoveling snow outside the doors of a shipping container.
Week 4 at the Pole

If you want to take inventory of a shipping container’s contents, you have to get [...]

Two people in fire gear playing dodgeball in gym.]
Week 3 at the Pole

So much activity at the Pole last week. A game of dodgeball is just the [...]