Instruments and Methods Instrumented Probes for Deep Glacial Investigations

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Aamot, Haldor W. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1968
• Subjects: Greenland; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000031087; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000031087

Thermal probes can carry instrumentation packages into polar ice sheets for geophysical investigations and long-term observations by remote measurement methods. They are self-contained surface-controlled devices. The development work at U.S. Army CRREL solved problems of materials, fabrication and heat-transfer analysis. The Philberth probe, named after its inventor, has demonstrated its performance capability in Greenland. The pendulum probe is a further development with increased performance and versatility. The probes are a tool to widen Man’s knowledge in glaciology and geophysics, and to increase his capability in seismics and possibly communications.