SEA ICE STUDIES ON MCMURDO SOUND DURING DEEP FREEZE 65.

• Main Authors: Paige,Russell A., Lee,Claude W.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering and Building Technology; (*CIVIL ENGINEERING; ICE ISLANDS); (*ICE; TRAFFICABILITY); ANTARCTIC REGIONS; SEA WATER; ICE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SAFETY; Antarctic; McMurdo Sound; McMurdo Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0623881; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0623881

The sea ice adjacent to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, has been used extensively since 1956 for aircraft operations, travel, freight hauling, and loading and unloading ships. A study of some factors affecting the safety and efficiency of these operations was made during the summer of 1964-65. The fact...