U.S. aircraft used to transport passengers to and from Antarctica.
deployment
When an Antarctic participant travels form their origin to the field.
galley
Name for the dining facility, borrowed from the Navy's vocabulary.
grantee
A scientist who received a grant from the NSF.
mainbody
Period in October when most participants deploy to the Antarctic.
Pegasus
Name for the prepared runway on permanent ice near McMurdo Station
that operates mainly in late January and February and accommodates
wheeled airplanes.
redeployment
The return of a participant from the field to their point of origin.
Twin Otter
Small plane used to transport grantees and equipment to the field.
whiteout
A weather term to describe a situation where the horizon is not definitive
usually because of blowing snow.
WINFLY
"Winter fly-in." The first flights into Antarctica after the winter season,
usually starting in August.
Acronyms
AMC—Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force
ANG—Air National Guard
BFC—Berg Field Center
BSA—Boy Scouts of America
CARA—Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
CDC—Clothing Distribution Center, Christchurch, New Zealand
CHC—Christchurch, New Zealand
CONUS—Continental United States
CSEC—Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center,
laboratory at McMurdo Station
ECW—Extreme cold weather clothing
ICESS—Institute for Computational Earth System Science
IGY—International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958
LMG—Antarctic Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould
LTER—Long-Term Ecological Research
MCC—Movement Control Center, McMurdo Station
MCM—McMurdo Dry Valley LTER
MEC—Mechanical Equiptment Center, McMurdo Station
NBP—Antarctic Research Vessel Nathanial B. Palmer
NSF—National Science Foundation
NZ—New Zealand
OPP—Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation
