Melissa On the Ice

As part of my job, I study the atmospheric dynamics over the Transantarctic Mountains and the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Antarctica for a third time as part of the automatic weather station project. For this project, a group of four scientists, including myself, will work to install, remove and repair the weather stations around the continent. This blog will outline our activities for approximately the next seven weeks.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Lake Tekapo

On my way to the Mount Cook region, I stopped at Lake Tekapo. The Lake is a beautiful turquoise color. The color comes from the mica originating in the glacier runoff that feeds into the lake.

This is the Church of the Good Shepherd

This dam is part of a hydroelectric power station

Cool clouds over the mountains

If you are wondering where on the island everything is located, I have tracked my route on Google Maps. See the following link.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2571939

Melissa On the Ice

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Lake Tekapo

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