A joint Brazilian-Chilean-USA expedition at Detroit Plateau Antarctic Peninsula
Glaciological and Atmospheric Studies

GPS Base Station

Andrei and Herber Frei Base
Ricardo installed a GPS base station for precise coordinate estimates during the field campaign.

 

Freezer Instalation

Escudero Base
Ricardo, Alexandre and Andrei removing snow to intsall a new freezer.

 

Escudero Base
We moved several tons of snow before it was ready for carpenter Jose who built a foundation using leftover lumber. Permafrost is a problem in this area, fortunatelly the freezer is only build for the duration of our project.

 

uration of our project.