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Antarctic Snow
Snow cores and surface snow samples collected in Antarctica
during January and February 1955. Arranged for by New York
Operations Office and collected by Mr. Paul Humphrey of the
_U. S, Weather Bureau, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C..
These samples were also analyzed for tritium by Dr. F. Begemann
of the University of Chicago,
Ae
Snow core, Admiral Byrd Bay, 69°3),'!S, OO°L1'W, collected
February 19, 1955; core cross section:
Sample #
Depth
7" x 7",
Volume
(feet)
(liters)
DPN Sr/liter
CL 605
O-1
3.37.
1,95 + 0.20
CL 607
2-3
2.96
0.48 + 0.0)
CL 602
3-h
3.96
0.90 + 0.06
CL 603
h = 5
3.37
CL 60h
5-6
3.70
< 0.18
0.29 + 0.03
Be Snow core, Little America III, ~789S, ~170°W, collected
Jamary 15, 1955; core cross section:
Depth
Sample #
7" x 7",
Volume
(feet)
(liters)
DPM Sr99/liter
CL 608
0-1
2.67
0.3 + 0.10
CL 609
1-2
2.56
1.35 + 0.26
CL 610
2-3
2.96
0.5 + O.2
CL 611
3-6
7.65
<= 0.30
Ce. Surface samples, 0-8" depth,
Sample #
CL 612
CL 613
CL 61,
Collection
Location
Volume
Date
(liters)
DPM Sr90/liter
Near Quonset, Little
1/15/55
11.30
362 + 0.3
4 mile east, Little
1/17/55
15.85
301 + 067
(Feb. 1955)
5lily
5.3 + 0.5
America ITI
Ame
rica
TIT
6 miles inland on
ice shelf, Atka Bay,
70°35'S, 08°O6'W
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