SNOW ACCUMULATION ON THE ROSS ICE SHELF, 1961-64

• Main Author: Stehle,N. S.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1964
• Subjects: (*SNOW; ARCTIC REGIONS); DRIFT; CONTROL; MEASUREMENT; TEST METHODS; WIND; WINDROWS; Arctic; McMurdo Station; Ross Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0453273; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0453273

Polar areas are plagued with drifting snow which results in problems of logistics and maintenance. To obtain knowledge of the amount of accumulation and ablation on the Ross Ice Shelf near McMurdo Station, investigations were conducted annually from 1961 to 1964. Measurements were taken on the natur...