Antarctic airborne radio echo sounding, 1977–78

During the austral summer 1977–78 the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) conducted a fifth season of airborne radio echo sounding in Antarctica as part of a joint project with the US National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs (NSF-DPP) and the Technical University of Denmark (TUD). In...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Drewry, D. J., Meldrum, D. T.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1978
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400018271
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400018271
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Summary:During the austral summer 1977–78 the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) conducted a fifth season of airborne radio echo sounding in Antarctica as part of a joint project with the US National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs (NSF-DPP) and the Technical University of Denmark (TUD). In addition, trials were undertaken of a magnetometer installation, developed and operated, under NSF contract, by the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of the Johns Hopkins University, USA.