Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 49 at the Pole
Summer upgrades to the SPS (South Pole System), part of IceCube’s computing infrastructure, were completed [...]
Week 48 at the Pole
Indoor tasks can be done just about any time, but for outdoor activities you need [...]
Week 47 at the Pole
Just in time for Thanksgiving dinner, the South Pole traverse arrived, bringing fuel that would [...]
Week 46 at the Pole
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … no, wait, it’s just a plane. Actually, [...]
Week 45 at the Pole
Last week, winterovers Erik and Stephan arrived, and this week Dag and Ian are leaving. [...]
Week 44 at the Pole
Another summer season at the South Pole station means another changing of the guard for [...]
Week 43 at the Pole
There’s a bit of prep work involved in getting the station ready for its summer [...]
Week 42 at the Pole
For a place that receives so little precipitation, there’s an awful lot of snow around. [...]
Week 41 at the Pole
After the sun’s arrival come the planes. The first of the season to reach the [...]
Week 40 at the Pole
Water restrictions prompt innovation. When already limited showers get rationed even further, as they have [...]