Ice coring on South Georgia island, Southern Ocean

Potocki, M., Mayewski, P.A., Casassa, G., Handley, M., Introne, D., Hooper, J., Novak, S. and Maasch, K., 2024, Surface Melting and Chemical Analysis of a firn core from South Georgia: Implications for Future Drilling Sites and Paleoenvironmental Records, Journal of Glaciology, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.110

Sailboat vessel approaching S. Georgia with field crew.
The Pelagic Australis en route to remote ice-coring site on South Georgia Island.

Field crew towing gear - S. Georgia expedition.
Expedition scientists traverse Briggs Glacier, hauling gear to support climate research.