Arctic Technology Development at the University of Washington

• Main Author: Murphy, Stanley R
• Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Marine Engineering; *ARCTIC REGIONS; *UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BEACONS; BUOYS; COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; FLOW CHARTING; HOMING DEVICES; HYDROPHONES; PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING); SEA ICE; TELEMETER SYSTEMS; TRACKING; TRANSMITTER RECEIVERS; UNDERWATER SOUND; UARS(UNMANNED); ARCTIC RESEARCH SUBMERSIBLES; UNMANNED ARCTIC RESEARCH SUBMERSIBLES; Arctic; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0748228; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0748228

A synopsis of the sponsored arctic technology development at the University of Washington is presented. This includes a description of technical management activities, a description of several concepts for new arctic technology, and a description of the development and successful arctic operation of an under-ice research submersible (UARS). An appendix gives a complete technological description of the UARS system. Appendix A to Rept. no. APL-UW-7219. See also AD728815. Sponsored in part by DARPA.