Report on the geological, geomorphological and geodetic field party in the Sør Rondane Mountains, 1987(JARE-28)

Abstract

The 28th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-28) carried out the geologic, geomorphological and geodetic field work in the central part of the Sør Rondane Mountains for 35 days from January 7 to February 10,1987. The field work was done in detail within the surveyed area of JARE-26 and -27. Thanks to mobility of snowmobiles and good weather, almost all the expected investigations were conducted. In this report, the operation including logistics and the information on weather in the Mountains are mainly described, with a brief description of the geologic, geomorphological and geodetic field work. Two Belgian geomorphologists took part in this field work as exchange scientists and dealt with their own glaciological research project.