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Author: Isobel Rowell

Posted on 6th May 2020

WACSWAIN: Sherman Island Drilling—Part Three

A photo of sunset lit peaks behind an ice-filled bay, taken from the opening of a red canvas tent.

In the final instalment of this WACSWAIN fieldwork diary, Isobel Rowell describes the heartbreak of ending her fieldwork earlier than planned, as drilling takes a dramatic turn.

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Posted on 27th April 20206th May 2020

WACSWAIN: Sherman Island Drilling—Part Two

Photo of a pyramid tent in the snow on Sherman Island

In part two of her three-part series, Isobel Rowell describes her daily routine as part of the WACSWAIN team, drilling into the Antarctic ice sheet and sampling ice chippings from the borehole in search of ice from the last interglacial.

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Posted on 14th April 202027th April 2020

WACSWAIN: Sherman Island Drilling—Part One

A photo of strikingly blue icebergs floating in the bay, with grey rocks in the foreground and dark, moody skies.

In a three-part series of blog posts, Isobel Rowell describes her experiences on the second field campaign of the WACSWAIN project. Part one outlines the motives behind the Sherman Island drilling project, and details the team’s journey to their drill site.

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