SEA ICE STRENGTH STUDIES ON MCMURDO SOUND DURING THE AUSTRAL SUMMER 1964-65.

• Main Authors: Paige,R. A., Lee,C. W.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1966
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*ICE ISLANDS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS); (*ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ICE ISLANDS); SEA WATER; ICE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRAFFICABILITY; SOLAR RADIATION; DEGRADATION; MCMURDO STATION; Antarctic; Austral; McMurdo Sound; McMurdo Station; Psi; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0630201; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0630201

During the austral summer of 1964-65, a study of some of the physical properties of sea ice was made near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where the sea ice is used extensively for aircraft operations, travel, freight hauling, and docking facilities. Tests of specimens showed that both shear and ring-te...