The Italian ITASE Expedition from D85 to M4 (East Antarctica)

• Main Authors: Frezzotti, M., Ceinini, A., Gandolfi, S., Giardini, P., Flati, D., Pourchet, M., Quintavalla, A., Urbini, S.
• Other Authors: Frezzotti, M.; ENEA Progetto Clima, PO Box 2400, 000100 Roma AD - Italy, Ceinini, A.; V. Galletto 1, 23032 Bormio (Sondrio) - Italy, Gandolfi, S.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna - Italy, Giardini, P.; ENEA Brasimone, 40032 Camugnano (Bologna) - Italy, Flati, D.; Dipartimento Chirurgia Generale "P. Stefanini", Università "La Sapienza" Roma - Italy, Pourchet, M.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et de Géophysique de I'Environnement, BP96, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères - France, Quintavalla, A.; V. S. Barbara 10, 23032 Bormio (Sondrio) - Italy, Urbini, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Maggi, V.; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Milano–Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, I-20126 Milan, Italy, ENEA Progetto Clima, PO Box 2400, 000100 Roma AD - Italy, V. Galletto 1, 23032 Bormio (Sondrio) - Italy, Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna - Italy, ENEA Brasimone, 40032 Camugnano (Bologna) - Italy, Dipartimento Chirurgia Generale "P. Stefanini", Università "La Sapienza" Roma - Italy, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et de Géophysique de I'Environnement, BP96, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères - France, V. S. Barbara 10, 23032 Bormio (Sondrio) - Italy, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Maggi, V., Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Milano–Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, I-20126 Milan, Italy
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Terra Antartica Publication 2003
• Subjects: East Antarctica; ITASE Project; RES system; GPR; Geophysical survey; 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.02. Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction; 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.05. Ice dynamics; 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.06. Mass balance; 04. Solid Earth::04.02. Exploration geophysics::04.02.99. General or miscellaneous; Antarctic; Victoria Land; Terra Nova Bay; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; Talos Dome; Goodwin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antartide
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4050

As a part of ITASE project (International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition; Mayewski & Goodwin, 1999), between November 2001 and January 2002, the Italian Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide made a traverse through Adélie, George V, Oates and northern Victoria Lands (Fig. l , Tab. 1). The study aimed to better understand latitudinal and longitudinal gradients along one East-West (D66 - Talos Dome) and two North-South (D85 - D59 and GV7 - Talos Dome - M4) transects, while documenting climatic, atmospheric and surface conditions during the last 200-1000 years in the eastern and north-eastern portions of the Dome C drainage area and in northern Victoria Land. During the 1998/1999 season members of the Italian Antarctic programme made the first traverse from Terra Nova Bay to Dome C (Frezzotti & Flora, 2002). The traverse in the eastern Dome C drainage area took place between 20 November 1998 and 16 January 1999, and covered about 1300 km. The traverse team consisted of eight people: three mechanics and five scientists (four Italians and a French guest). During the 2000/2001 season 69 tons of supplies (fuel, food, snow box, etc.) for the 2001/2002 ITASE campaign were delivered from Cape Prud'homme on the forward legs of the transport traverses (IPEV-PNRA) between Dumont d'Urville and Dome C; the ITASE vehicles were delivered from Dome C to D85 on the return legs of the IPEV-PNRA traverses (Patrice Godon officer in charge of the traverse, personal communication). Published Milan, 25-26 June 2002 / Dipartimento di Scienze Ambiente e Territorio (DISAT), Università di Milano Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano 3.8. Geofisica per l'ambiente open