Mobility of Cargo Trains during Year Two of the Proof-of-Concept South Pole Traverse

• Main Authors: J. H. Lever, J. C. Weale, R. G. Alger, G. L. Blaisdell November, G. L. Blaisdell
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Antarctic; McMurdo Ice Shelf; McMurdo Station; Ross Ice Shelf; Sastrugi; South Pole; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; South pole
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.205.3175; http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/techpub/CRREL_Reports/reports/TR04-22.pdf

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited Prepared for The U.S. Antarctic Program is conducting a proof-of-concept traverse to haul heavy cargo 1600 km from McMurdo Station to South Pole Station. During the 2003–04 season (year two), the tractor-trains experienced poor mobility over und...