Nansen Drift Station Project - Remote Sea-Ice Runway Construction.

• Main Author: Barthelemy,J L
• Other Authors: CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB (NAVY) PORT HUENEME CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: Terminal Flight Facilities; Civil Engineering; Pumps; Filters; Pipes; Tubing; Fittings & Vlvs; Nuclear Fission Reactors(power); *RUNWAYS; *SEA ICE; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS; ALASKA; FIELD TESTS; SURFACES; FREEZING; LIGHTWEIGHT; REMOTE AREAS; FLOODING; ARCTIC REGIONS; ARCTIC OCEAN; BULLDOZERS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; Nansen Drift Station; PE61153N; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Ice Runway; Barrow; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA054720; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA054720

In the past, surface-flooding activities have been confined to areas near major military logistic centers. As a result, techniques developed for sea-ice runway construction relied extensively upon the use of heavy equipment to clear snow and position large stationary pumping equipment. At remote sit...