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Here are just a few pictures of Christmas Eve- Southern Hemisphere Style. Imagine how your Christmas holiday would be different if it was in the summer rather than the winter. Here in the Southern Hemisphere that is the case. It is now summer here. I left the Northern Hemisphere on Winter Solstice

Latitude: 76.07 Longitude: 156.39 Temperature: -3.4 Wind chill: -21.1 I promised more about the snow and ice on Christmas Day, so here we go. We woke up to one of the most beautiful mornings we have had- sunshine and blue sky! We had an ice station early, and the crew had a close

A team went across Antarctica. Temperature: -27.8 C, - 18.0 F Windchill: - 36.0 C, - 32.8 F Wind: 4.9 knts. Weather: clear and sunny In the morning of Christmas Eve we had special guests arriving at the South Pole that we looked forward greeting for some time. It was the ITASE

It is not unusual to wake up excited at 5:00AM on Christmas morning, which I did today. What woke me up wasn't visions of gifts or sugar plums, but rather a complex symphony of bird songs and calls (audio will be coming soon) and a brightening of the sky over the mountains. For a few minutes I lay

As my time wraps up here in Antarctica, I’d like to take a moment to reflect back on all the things that have happened. While not much data was collected during my time, if you have been reading the journals, you’ll know that there has been more than enough stuff to write about. The people, the

Latitude: 74.38 S Longitude: 154 33 Temperature: -3.9C Wind Chill: -3.9C This has been an interesting couple of days. The time change has put us a day ahead of Christmas back home in the US. So our families are enjoying Christmas Day as I write this, while we try to get back to the

Andy’s spectacular tale of ozonesonde retrieval ** **Temperature: -27.9 C, - 18. 1F Windchill: **- 36 C, - 32.8 F **Wind: 4 knots Weather: Clear It was another late night of sorting photos and organizing for the holiday journals. However, I was able to get up early and post everything

Running around the world 3 times in 2.5 miles! Temperature: - 28.5 C, - 18.9F Windchill: -39.8C, - 39.5 F Wind: 3 knots Weather: clear and sunny I went up at 7:30am to call my family in Germany. It was 7:30 pm for them at Christmas Eve, just the right time to call. The race was

Location: Somewhere in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica As the Mighty Oden sails through the Southern Ocean, a solitary ship with only the seas and ice around us, we are reminded about how far we are from our families and friends this holiday season. We certainly enjoy the new friendships and

Christmas Eve at South Pole: ** **Temperature: - 28.5 C, -18.5 F Windchill: - 36.6 C, -35.2 F Wind: 2 knts Weather: Clear and sunny For many scientists it was a normal work day until the Christmas gala dinner which was held in three different seatings. I knew we needed to get up