Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003
Construction of a suitable runway near Casey was a major objective of the Air Link from Hobart to the Australian Antarctic Territory and the main focus of the 2003/03 season's fieldwork. The 2001/2002 summer season's Air Transport Study identified several 'Blue Ice' runway sites...
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::698681 2023-05-15T13:46:56+02:00 Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003 READ, AARON (hasPrincipalInvestigator) READ, AARON (processor) BROLSMA, HENK (processor) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Spatial: northlimit=-66.2; southlimit=-66.742; westlimit=110.334; eastLimit=111.726; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 2003-01-01 to 2003-03-15 https://researchdata.ands.org.au/casey-blue-ice-2002-2003/698681 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/A6_Survey http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 unknown Australian Antarctic Data Centre https://researchdata.ands.org.au/casey-blue-ice-2002-2003/698681 f8782ef1-74b3-4424-8f2b-739ab25c94fb A6_Survey https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/A6_Survey http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 Australian Antarctic Data Centre boundaries transportation BOUNDARY SURVEYS EARTH SCIENCE HUMAN DIMENSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AIR TRANSPORT BLUE ICE RUNWAY CASEY SURVEYING TOOLS FIELD SURVEYS CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR dataset ftands 2020-01-05T21:15:21Z Construction of a suitable runway near Casey was a major objective of the Air Link from Hobart to the Australian Antarctic Territory and the main focus of the 2003/03 season's fieldwork. The 2001/2002 summer season's Air Transport Study identified several 'Blue Ice' runway sites and undertook a detailed investigation at a site named R3 in the upper Peterson Glacier (UPG) region approximately 50 km south east of Casey Station. This season a six-member team was assembled to undertake additional investigation work and initial site and runway surface construction capable of supporting wheeled aircraft conducting inter-continental flights from Hobart. The Air Transport Project team members included: George Blaisdell - Civil Engineer Aaron Read - Surveyor Seane Hall - Mechanic Simon Larkman - Communications Technician Leigh Maclagan - Plant Operator Rob Sheers - Mechanical Engineer The objective for this season’s survey was to undertake further work on R3 and if it was not suited for constructing a runway surface, then locate and map a site that met the criteria for a blue ice runway. From Landsat 7 satellite imagery it was evident that larger and higher elevated patches of blue ice were visible south of the R3 and within these areas a potential runway site might be located. A suitable runway site was located about 65 km south east of Casey and this report documents the work undertaken in locating and mapping this site. Additional to the runway survey a number of other tasks were also carried out in support of science programs being undertaken at Casey. The report covers the survey field work undertaken by Air Transport Project (ATP) during the 2002/2003 ANARE Summer Field Season. Data collected in support of other scientific programs has been included in this report primarily as a record of work undertaken by the mapping program. These data have been supplied to the various scientists for inclusion in their studies. Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) Antarctic Australian Antarctic Territory Casey Station ENVELOPE(110.528,110.528,-66.282,-66.282) Ice Runway ENVELOPE(166.469,166.469,-77.854,-77.854) Peterson Glacier ENVELOPE(110.733,110.733,-66.400,-66.400) ENVELOPE(110.334,111.726,-66.2,-66.742) |
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boundaries transportation BOUNDARY SURVEYS EARTH SCIENCE HUMAN DIMENSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AIR TRANSPORT BLUE ICE RUNWAY CASEY SURVEYING TOOLS FIELD SURVEYS CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
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boundaries transportation BOUNDARY SURVEYS EARTH SCIENCE HUMAN DIMENSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AIR TRANSPORT BLUE ICE RUNWAY CASEY SURVEYING TOOLS FIELD SURVEYS CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003 |
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boundaries transportation BOUNDARY SURVEYS EARTH SCIENCE HUMAN DIMENSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AIR TRANSPORT BLUE ICE RUNWAY CASEY SURVEYING TOOLS FIELD SURVEYS CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
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Construction of a suitable runway near Casey was a major objective of the Air Link from Hobart to the Australian Antarctic Territory and the main focus of the 2003/03 season's fieldwork. The 2001/2002 summer season's Air Transport Study identified several 'Blue Ice' runway sites and undertook a detailed investigation at a site named R3 in the upper Peterson Glacier (UPG) region approximately 50 km south east of Casey Station. This season a six-member team was assembled to undertake additional investigation work and initial site and runway surface construction capable of supporting wheeled aircraft conducting inter-continental flights from Hobart. The Air Transport Project team members included: George Blaisdell - Civil Engineer Aaron Read - Surveyor Seane Hall - Mechanic Simon Larkman - Communications Technician Leigh Maclagan - Plant Operator Rob Sheers - Mechanical Engineer The objective for this season’s survey was to undertake further work on R3 and if it was not suited for constructing a runway surface, then locate and map a site that met the criteria for a blue ice runway. From Landsat 7 satellite imagery it was evident that larger and higher elevated patches of blue ice were visible south of the R3 and within these areas a potential runway site might be located. A suitable runway site was located about 65 km south east of Casey and this report documents the work undertaken in locating and mapping this site. Additional to the runway survey a number of other tasks were also carried out in support of science programs being undertaken at Casey. The report covers the survey field work undertaken by Air Transport Project (ATP) during the 2002/2003 ANARE Summer Field Season. Data collected in support of other scientific programs has been included in this report primarily as a record of work undertaken by the mapping program. These data have been supplied to the various scientists for inclusion in their studies. |
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READ, AARON (hasPrincipalInvestigator) READ, AARON (processor) BROLSMA, HENK (processor) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) |
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Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003 |
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Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003 |
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Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003 |
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Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003 |
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Casey Blue Ice Runway Survey Report 2002 - 2003 |
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casey blue ice runway survey report 2002 - 2003 |
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
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https://researchdata.ands.org.au/casey-blue-ice-2002-2003/698681 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/A6_Survey http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
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Spatial: northlimit=-66.2; southlimit=-66.742; westlimit=110.334; eastLimit=111.726; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 2003-01-01 to 2003-03-15 |
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ENVELOPE(110.528,110.528,-66.282,-66.282) ENVELOPE(166.469,166.469,-77.854,-77.854) ENVELOPE(110.733,110.733,-66.400,-66.400) ENVELOPE(110.334,111.726,-66.2,-66.742) |
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Antarctic Australian Antarctic Territory Casey Station Ice Runway Peterson Glacier |
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Antarctic Australian Antarctic Territory Casey Station Ice Runway Peterson Glacier |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica |
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
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