The first aeromagnetic survey in the Arctic: results of the Graf Zeppelin airship flight of 1931

• Published in: History of Geo- and Space Sciences
• Main Authors: Raspopov, O. M., Sokolov, S. N., Demina, I. M., Pellinen, R., Petrova, A. A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Franz Josef Land; Kara Sea; Severnaya Zemlya; Arkhangelsk; International Polar Year; Nansen; Novaya Zemlya; Taimyr
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-4-35-2013; https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/4/35/2013/

In July of 1931, on the eve of International Polar Year II, an Arctic flight of the Graf Zeppelin rigid airship was organized. This flight was a realization of the idea of F. Nansen, who advocated the use of airships for the scientific exploration of the Arctic territories, which were poorly studied...