Field Survey of Potential Airstrip Locations. Mt. Howe, Antarctica, 1991

The blue ice area just west of the Mt. Howe ridge in Antarctica was surveyed with the intent of establishing a runway for large, wheeled cargo aircraft. Site limitations and wind observations precluded selection of an airstrip location. Installation of an automatic weather station to monitor winds a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LenHartog, Stephen L.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1993
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
Civil Engineering
*SITES
*RUNWAYS
*SELECTION
STATIONS
AIRCRAFT
WIND
LIMITATIONS
CARGO
DETERMINATION
RIDGES
AUTOMATIC
WEATHER STATIONS
MONITORS
INSTALLATION
ICE
WEATHER
OBSERVATION
MOUNT HOWE RIDGE(ANTARCTICA)
BLUE ICE
Mount Howe
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA263199
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA263199
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Summary:The blue ice area just west of the Mt. Howe ridge in Antarctica was surveyed with the intent of establishing a runway for large, wheeled cargo aircraft. Site limitations and wind observations precluded selection of an airstrip location. Installation of an automatic weather station to monitor winds at the site will allow determination of site suitability.

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