Runway Site Survey, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.

Two blue ice areas were surveyed in the Pensacola Mountain region of Antarctica and found suitable for runway sites. A length of 2.5 to 3 km, oriented in the predominant wind direction, is available at Rosser Ridge, requiring very little snow removal. A length of 3 km, oriented at 30 deg to 45 deg w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kovacs,Austin, Abele,Gunars
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
Meteorology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SITE SELECTION
*RUNWAYS
*ANTARCTIC REGIONS
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
POWER SPECTRA
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SNOW COVER
INSPECTION
WIND DIRECTION
WIND VELOCITY
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
SURVEYING(GEOGRAPHIC)
ICE CAPS
Pensacola Mountains
Antarctic
Lechner
Patuxent Range
Rosser Ridge
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA051814
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA051814
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Summary:Two blue ice areas were surveyed in the Pensacola Mountain region of Antarctica and found suitable for runway sites. A length of 2.5 to 3 km, oriented in the predominant wind direction, is available at Rosser Ridge, requiring very little snow removal. A length of 3 km, oriented at 30 deg to 45 deg with the predominant wind direction, is available at Mt. Lechner, but considerable snow removal would be required, and some obstacles are present near both ends of the runway area. Aerial inspection disclosed one and probably two more suitable sites near the Patuxent Range. (Author)

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