The first aeromagnetic survey in the Arctic: results of the Graf Zeppelin airship flight of 1931
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...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cde01e66b7db410c91c4e5793249454f 2023-05-15T14:40:04+02:00 The first aeromagnetic survey in the Arctic: results of the Graf Zeppelin airship flight of 1931 O. M. Raspopov S. N. Sokolov I. M. Demina R. Pellinen A. A. Petrova 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-4-35-2013 https://doaj.org/article/cde01e66b7db410c91c4e5793249454f EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/4/35/2013/hgss-4-35-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5010 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5029 doi:10.5194/hgss-4-35-2013 2190-5010 2190-5029 https://doaj.org/article/cde01e66b7db410c91c4e5793249454f History of Geo- and Space Sciences, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 35-46 (2013) Science Q Geology QE1-996.5 Dynamic and structural geology QE500-639.5 Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-4-35-2013 2022-12-31T11:26:22Z 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 and hardly accessible at that time. The route of the airship flight was Berlin – Leningrad – Arkhangelsk – Franz Josef Land – Severnaya Zemlya – the Taimyr Peninsula – Novaya Zemlya – Arkhangelsk – Berlin. One of scientific goals of the expedition was to measure the H and D geomagnetic field components. Actually, the first aeromagnetic survey was carried out in the Arctic during the flight. After the expedition, only preliminary results of the geomagnetic measurements, in which an anomalous behavior of magnetic declination in the high-latitude part of the route was noted, were published. Our paper is concerned with the first aeromagnetic measurements in the Arctic and their analysis based on archival and modern data on the magnetic field in the Barents and Kara sea regions. It is shown that the magnetic field along the flight route had a complicated structure, which was not reflected in the magnetic charts of those times. The flight was very important for future development of aero- and ground-based magnetic surveys in the Arctic, showing new methods in such surveys. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arkhangelsk Franz Josef Land International Polar Year Kara Sea Nansen Novaya Zemlya Severnaya Zemlya Taimyr Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Kara Sea Franz Josef Land ENVELOPE(55.000,55.000,81.000,81.000) Severnaya Zemlya ENVELOPE(98.000,98.000,79.500,79.500) History of Geo- and Space Sciences 4 1 35 46 |
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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 and hardly accessible at that time. The route of the airship flight was Berlin – Leningrad – Arkhangelsk – Franz Josef Land – Severnaya Zemlya – the Taimyr Peninsula – Novaya Zemlya – Arkhangelsk – Berlin. One of scientific goals of the expedition was to measure the H and D geomagnetic field components. Actually, the first aeromagnetic survey was carried out in the Arctic during the flight. After the expedition, only preliminary results of the geomagnetic measurements, in which an anomalous behavior of magnetic declination in the high-latitude part of the route was noted, were published. Our paper is concerned with the first aeromagnetic measurements in the Arctic and their analysis based on archival and modern data on the magnetic field in the Barents and Kara sea regions. It is shown that the magnetic field along the flight route had a complicated structure, which was not reflected in the magnetic charts of those times. The flight was very important for future development of aero- and ground-based magnetic surveys in the Arctic, showing new methods in such surveys. |
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The first aeromagnetic survey in the Arctic: results of the Graf Zeppelin airship flight of 1931 |
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The first aeromagnetic survey in the Arctic: results of the Graf Zeppelin airship flight of 1931 |
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