Survey Report - Casey Station, Antarctica, 1984 - by James Clarke

• Other Authors: BROLSMA, HENK (hasPrincipalInvestigator), BROLSMA, HENK (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; BOUNDARY SURVEYS; EARTH SCIENCE; HUMAN DIMENSIONS; BOUNDARIES; CONTROL SURVEYS; SOLID EARTH; GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD; GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS; CRYOSPHERE; BUILDINGS; INFRASTRUCTURE; Survey; Glaciology; Traverse; RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS; RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging; SURVEYING TOOLS; HELICOPTER; FIELD SURVEYS; TRAVERSE > Logistic tractor traverse; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Casey Station; Law Dome; Vanderford Glacier; Hatch Islands; Haupt Nunataks; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/survey-report-casey-james-clarke/701865; https://doi.org/10.26179/5d5204e6ecbd4; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/survey_1984_Casey; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Survey report for Casey Station, 1984, by the wintering technical officer, James Clarke. Taken from the survey report: To provide survey and navigation support for the International Antarctic Glaciological Project (IAGP). Details: 1) During the 1984 changeover period carry out survey work as required for the re-building programme at Casey station. 2) Summer Programme: - Carry out a gravity survey on strain grids SGA, SGP, SGB, SGQ, SGR and SGD. - Using helicopter mounted ice radar, extend the detailed radio-echo sounding of Vanderford Glacier from the 1982/1983 summer programme to cover the remainder of the glacier. Surface measurements of gravity and barometric elevation to be made along the major radar flight lines. - Glacier movement survey to be made near Haupt Nunataks with measurements at markers at the beginning and end of the season. - The location of several islands to be determined by DME equipment or JMR Doppler satellite equipment. At least one of Hatch Islands or Ivanhoe Head to be determined and a section of coastline on the northern part of Law Dome to be determined. - Two different types of mechanical coring drills to be tested on the ice sheet inland from Casey. 3) 1984 Traverse Program Re-survey of the 1978 and 1979 traverse line to about 74 degrees S latitude. A secondary objective is the continuation of the surveys on the Law Dome east of Casey.