SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA.
Studies were conducted in the Antarctic to increase the surface strength and wearing ability of compacted snow by rolling the snow when it had excess moisture, during periods of high temperature and solar radiation, and by melting and refreezing the surface snow using controlled absorption of solar...
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ftdtic:AD0684424 2023-05-15T14:03:58+02:00 SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA. Stehle,N. S. Sherwood,G. E. NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF 1966-09 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0684424 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0684424 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0684424 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Snow Ice and Permafrost *SNOW TRAFFICABILITY HARDNESS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE SOLAR RADIATION MOISTURE ABSORPTION SURFACE PROPERTIES RUNWAYS ROADS ANTARCTIC REGIONS Text 1966 ftdtic 2016-02-21T15:27:58Z Studies were conducted in the Antarctic to increase the surface strength and wearing ability of compacted snow by rolling the snow when it had excess moisture, during periods of high temperature and solar radiation, and by melting and refreezing the surface snow using controlled absorption of solar radiation. The increase of strength in the areas rolled indicated that the addition of moisture increased the strength in the top 8 inches provided the surface was rolled more than once but probably less than 10 times. Although the excess moisture in the snow during these tests was due to weather conditions, water from an outside source during rolling should promote surface hardening; field tests to investigate the addition of water before rolling are planned for the 1966-67 antarctic summer. The controlled radiation absorption tests, which were conducted late in the summer season, showed that there were limits to the effectiveness of solar radiation absorption in promoting surface hardness. (Author) Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice permafrost Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost *SNOW TRAFFICABILITY HARDNESS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE SOLAR RADIATION MOISTURE ABSORPTION SURFACE PROPERTIES RUNWAYS ROADS ANTARCTIC REGIONS Stehle,N. S. Sherwood,G. E. SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA. |
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Studies were conducted in the Antarctic to increase the surface strength and wearing ability of compacted snow by rolling the snow when it had excess moisture, during periods of high temperature and solar radiation, and by melting and refreezing the surface snow using controlled absorption of solar radiation. The increase of strength in the areas rolled indicated that the addition of moisture increased the strength in the top 8 inches provided the surface was rolled more than once but probably less than 10 times. Although the excess moisture in the snow during these tests was due to weather conditions, water from an outside source during rolling should promote surface hardening; field tests to investigate the addition of water before rolling are planned for the 1966-67 antarctic summer. The controlled radiation absorption tests, which were conducted late in the summer season, showed that there were limits to the effectiveness of solar radiation absorption in promoting surface hardness. (Author) |
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SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA. |
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SURFACE HARDENING OF COMPACTED SNOW IN ANTARCTICA. |
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surface hardening of compacted snow in antarctica. |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice permafrost |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice permafrost |
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