The historical development of McMurdo station, Antarctica, an environmental perspective

• Main Authors: Andrew G. Klein, Mahlon C. Kennicutt Ii, Gary A. Wolff, Steve T. Sweet, Tiffany Bloxom, Dianna A. Gielstra, Marietta Cleckley
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antarctic; McMurdo Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; United States Antarctic Program
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.693.1204; http://www.southpolestation.com/news/mcmurdohistoryATCM34.pdf

McMurdo Station is the logistics hub of the United States Antarctic Program, and localized environmental impacts have accompanied its nearly 50 years of continuous operation. An extensive collection of aerial photographs were used to map changes in the buildings, fuel storage tanks, roads, and physi...