Schedule

Schedule JARE44 (Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 44th) re-open the Dome Fuji Station and prepare the drilling operation. Drilling operation is carried out from 2003/04 to 2005/06 season, and reach to 3000-m depth. The drilling and analysis team is despatched by airplane in summer. The cargo shipment for the operation is done by snow trucks from the Showa station.

JARE	Year	Observations	Transportations	Traverse observation
42-Winter	2001	Drill pirot hole	Snow truck transport Test Flight	yes
43-Winter	2002	Build Drill Trench, renew the base facilities	Snow truck transport Test Flight	yes
44-Winter	2003	Dome Fuji wintering observation Built Drill and Science trench	Snow truck transport	yes
45-Summer	2003 〜2004	Start Drill Operation	Despatched members by airplane Snow truck transport	yes
46-Summer	2004 〜2005	Drilling Operation	Despatched members by airplane Snow truck transport	yes
47-Summer	2005 〜2006	Drill Operation	Despatched members by airplane
47次冬	2006	Observe the drill hole

#Traverse observation
Investigation of accumulation rate and ice frow at the route from the Showa sta. to Dome Fuji sta.
#Observation the drill hole
Investigate the profiles of vertical flow, vertical strain rate, and ice temperater using the drill hole.