Detection of Crevasses Near McMurdo Station, Antarctica with Airborne Short-Pulse Radar.

• Main Authors: Delaney, Allan J., Arcone, Steven A.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: Aerodynamics; *AIRBORNE; *RADAR; *SHORT PULSES; VELOCITY; CONTROL; STATIONS; TOOLS; SNOW; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HELICOPTERS; ICE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; FLIGHT; SURVEYS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; DATA ACQUISITION; COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT; AURORAE; DATA RATE; DISTORTION; RECONNAISSANCE; ISLANDS; BRIDGES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; GLACIERS; ROSS SEA; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Ross Island; Ross Ice Shelf; South Pole; McMurdo Station; Aurora Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA295072; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA295072

Airborne short-pulse radar is evaluated experimentally as a rapid reconnaissance tool for locating snow-bridged crevasses. An immediate need for a crevasse detector is present within the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is planning a major surface traverse from McMurdo to deliver construction materials...