A Challenging Glacier Flight Operation Ice Bridge

From: Seelye Martin, Chief Scientist, Operation Ice BridgeUsing the first potentially clear day on the Antarctic Peninsula since we began flights in mid-October, we decided to fly on to targets there on Saturday, Oct. 31.The DC-8 flight path took us over ice elevation lines surveyed by the ATM laser instrument in October 2008. The path included tracks over the Fleming Glacier, one to the George V