qu VIII. 56 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 ea _ DOE ARCHIVES [34