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 [...]