Images

: French Polar Institute headquarters
In Brest techno park

: Antarctic administrative – claims

: Antarctica Comnap Map
With stations positions

: Antarctic Topography

: L’astrolabe P&O
Berthed Hobart wharf

: L’astrolabe P800 leaving Hobart

: Satellite picture seaice extension
and ship track

: L’astrolabe P800
Arriving at Dumont d’Urville

: L’astrolabe P800 at seaice edge

: L’astrolabe P800 berthed
along seaice edge

: Unloading operations & Sea ice transfers
of the seaice edge

: L’astrolabe P800
berthed along seaice edge

: Astrolabe P&O in operations
Berthed along seaice edge
filling bladders

: L’astrolabe P&O
Moored at edge of the sea ice

: L’astrolabe P&O
Moored at edge of the sea ice

: L’astrolabe P&O
Moored at edge of the sea ice

: L’astrolabe P&O
Beached along seaice edge

: Kassbohrer PB300 snow groomer
Test in combination with air-cushion sledges

: Kassbohrer & navigation equipment

: Sea ice transfers
Meeting the vessel at the sea ice edge

: Transfers from the ship
Fuel Bladders on Sea Ice

: Transfers from the ship
Filling fuel Bladders On Sea Ice

: Transfers from the ship
Fuel Bladders on Sea Ice

: Transfers on sea ice
Vehicles sleds and loads

: Sea Ice Cracks & rivers

: Unloading operations
Transfers on seaice – teams in convoys

: Transfers on sea ice
Vehicles sleds and loads

: Altitudes of the Antarctic continent

: Elevation – Altimetry for the traverse route

: Concordia traverses – Navigation software view

: Satellite view of the track and crevasses

: Surface of the Antarctic continent

: Concordia traverses – Theory of the berm used to locate the track

: Remaining visibility of the track between two convoys

: Remaining visibility of the track between two summer seasons

: Traverse – diagram
Typical Traverse Train assembly

: Traverse Nr 59 -130 km off the coast

: Traverse – full Convoy

: Traverse – convoy on the move
bad weather situation

: Challenger tractor fitted with 4 x 2000 W floodlights

: Traverse – Challenger C65 Tractor
Previous model fitted
with 4 Philips Arena lights

: Traverse – Challenger C65
Tractor previous model

: Traverse – Challenger MT 865 Tractor

: Traverse – Challenger MT 865 Tractor

: Traverse – Grading machine prototype
Based on a Challenger C65 chassis
during construction

: Traverse – Grading machine prototype
Based on a Challenger C65 chassis

: Traverse – Grading machine prototype
Based on a Challenger C65 chassis

: Traverse – Challenger tractor
Fitted with navigation equipment

: Traverse – Prototype
Based on a Challenger C65 chassis
Fitted with Navigation

: Concordia traverses – view of the track lit by floodlights

: Traverse – Riding in whiteout
And / or bad weather using powerfull
headlights

: Traverse – bad weather situation

: Traverse – Challenger C65
Riding in bad weather using headlights

: Traverse – Bad weather situation

: Traverse – Bad weather situation

: Traverse – Snow groomer
Kassbohrer Pisten Bully

: Traverse – Snow groomer
Kassbohrer Pisten Bully

: Visualisation of a 12-berth
caravan design

: Traverse – project energy / power van

: Traverse – 3D illustration
Life caravan view (without roof)

: Traverse – Ipev made caravan set
(living & power)

: Traverse – Lamberet caravan set
(living & power) – Rear view

: Traverse – Lamberet caravan set
(living & power) – Front view

: Traverse – Ipev made caravan set
Living – internal layout

: Traverse – Ipev made caravan set
Living – internal layout

: Traverse – Air cushion sled loaded
(Pronal bladders)

: Traverse – Air cushion sled empty

: Traverse – view 32m3
Fuel sled tanker

: Traverse – 3D illustration
26m3 Sled tanker

: Traverse – view
26m3 fuel sled tanker

: Traverse – 3D illustration
12m3 fuel sled tanker

: Traverse – View 12m3 fuel sled tanker

: Traverse – view
6m (1 x 20′) cargo with deck

: Traverse – 3D illustration
6m (1 x 20′) cargo with deck

: Traverse – view 40′ cargo
sled (trailer style) loaded

: Traverse – view 6m
(1 x 20′) cargo without deck

: Traverse – 3D illustration
40′ cargo sled (trailer style)

: Sled for 2 x 40 feet
Combination of mattress
sled and front dolly with skis

: Illustration Sled 2 x 40 feet
Combination of mattress sled
and front dolly with skis

: Concordia main buildings
Original Draft

: Concordia station main buildings
3D illustration

: Concordia Construction
steel frameworks

: Concordia Construction
Steel frameworks

: Concordia Construction
Completion of the steel frameworks

: Concordia construction
Internal layout

: Station Concordia completed
Outside view – Noisy building

: Station Concordia at Dome C
Completed – outside view

: Concordia at Dome C completed
In operation

: Concordia at Dome C completed
in operation

: Concordia Station
Interior view of the telecommunications room

: Concordia Station
Interior view of the cafeteria

: Concordia Power station
Housing units assy top View / layout

: Concordia power station
Sketch of the units of the station building

: Concordia – Sketch
Power station
Heating cooling networks

: Concordia Power Station
Reassembly on site

: Concordia power station
Cogeneration heating cooling exchangers

: Concordia power station
Cogeneration heating cooling exchangers

: Concordia Boilers Room

: Illustration – Concordia fallback camp
Power and sanitary facilities

: Dumont d’Urville vincinity
Quiet seaice

: Antarctica coastal area

: Antarctica coastal area

: Antarctica coastal area

: Antarctica – The white continent

: Dumont d’Urville – Ile des Pétrels

: Dumont d’Urville
Aerial view of the station

: Dumont d’Urville – Ile des Pétrels

: Dumont d’Urville
Main area of the station
view of the ship in operation

: Dumont d’Urville – Bt 31
Communal living area

: Dumont d’Urville
Recent Construction

: Awaca – Field units waiting for shipment to the icecap

: Dumont d’Urville
Laboratory Renovation

: Dumont d’Urville
Laboratory Renovation

: Dumont d’Urville
Ropatec Wind turbine 20 kW
Vertical Axis

: Dumont d’Urville
Ropatec Wind turbine
20 kW Vertical Axis

: Challenger stacked over seaice

: Accident over seaice with Challenger 5
Secured with pontoon sections

: View from underwater
situation end of the winter

: Lifting operation

: End of the recovery operation
Going home for repairs

: Awaca Stations 6m instrumentation units
and 3m power units on site

: Awaca stations
3m Energy equipment Unit

: Awaca stations
Assembly of 6m+3m units on sled

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