Early Thaw In Antarctic
N.Z. Press Association SCOTT BASE, December 7. A big rise in temperatures in the Wright Dry Valley has, caused the' Onyx River to begin to flow early, making necessary rapid work on a weir being built to measure its flow.
The river was flowing over the weir only three hours after it was completed. Construction of the weir was begun three weeks ago as part of the New Zealand Antarctic research programme. In a report received from Scott Base on Saturday, Mr A. J. Heine, leader of the construction party, said the weir was completed at 6 p.m. on Friday and the river was flowing over it at 9 p.m. The weir is between Lake Bull and the larger Lake Vanda, and last year the flow began on December 17. The weir has been built by Mr Heine, a glaciologist, from Lower Hutt, Mr A. R. Eskrick, a Nelson surveyor, and two hydrologists, Messrs K. G. Gousmett, of Dunedin, and G. T. McGillvray, of Hamilton.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32166, 9 December 1969, Page 19
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