Summit Station Skiway Review
Summit Station, located at the peak of the Greenland ice cap, is a scientific research station maintained by the National Science Foundation. Transportation to and from the station, for the delivery of personnel and materials, is by skied airplanes or by annual traverse. To support aircraft, the sta...
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ftdtic:ADA576170 2023-05-15T16:28:09+02:00 Summit Station Skiway Review Knuth, Margaret A Melendy, Terry D Burzynski, Amy M ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB 2013-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA576170 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA576170 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA576170 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost *RUNWAYS CONSTRUCTION GREENLAND ICE CAPS MAINTENANCE RUGGEDIZED EQUIPMENT SNOW VEHICLES LC-130 SKIWAYS SUMMIT STATION SNOW RUNWAYS PRIME MOVERS IMPLEMENTS Text 2013 ftdtic 2016-02-24T10:45:48Z Summit Station, located at the peak of the Greenland ice cap, is a scientific research station maintained by the National Science Foundation. Transportation to and from the station, for the delivery of personnel and materials, is by skied airplanes or by annual traverse. To support aircraft, the station staff uses heavy equipment to maintain a 5120.6 61.0 m (16,800 200 ft) skiway. When the station is open for the summer season, from mid-April through August, the skiway sees regular use. This report defines procedures and identifies equipment to strengthen and smooth the skiway surface. Effective skiway maintenance has the potential to help reduce the overall skiway maintenance time, decrease the number of slides per flight period, increase ACLs, and reduce the need for Jet Assisted Take-Offs (JATO). All are important reductions to preserve the clean air and clean snow science done at the station. We reviewed the available equipment on station and current skiway construction and maintenance procedures. Furthermore, measurements of skiway strength and snow density of the skiway were made. Based on these findings, we provide recommendations for modifying current equipment, future purchases, and establishment of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for future construction and maintenance efforts. The original document contains color images. Text Greenland Ice Ice cap permafrost Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Greenland |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost *RUNWAYS CONSTRUCTION GREENLAND ICE CAPS MAINTENANCE RUGGEDIZED EQUIPMENT SNOW VEHICLES LC-130 SKIWAYS SUMMIT STATION SNOW RUNWAYS PRIME MOVERS IMPLEMENTS |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost *RUNWAYS CONSTRUCTION GREENLAND ICE CAPS MAINTENANCE RUGGEDIZED EQUIPMENT SNOW VEHICLES LC-130 SKIWAYS SUMMIT STATION SNOW RUNWAYS PRIME MOVERS IMPLEMENTS Knuth, Margaret A Melendy, Terry D Burzynski, Amy M Summit Station Skiway Review |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost *RUNWAYS CONSTRUCTION GREENLAND ICE CAPS MAINTENANCE RUGGEDIZED EQUIPMENT SNOW VEHICLES LC-130 SKIWAYS SUMMIT STATION SNOW RUNWAYS PRIME MOVERS IMPLEMENTS |
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Summit Station, located at the peak of the Greenland ice cap, is a scientific research station maintained by the National Science Foundation. Transportation to and from the station, for the delivery of personnel and materials, is by skied airplanes or by annual traverse. To support aircraft, the station staff uses heavy equipment to maintain a 5120.6 61.0 m (16,800 200 ft) skiway. When the station is open for the summer season, from mid-April through August, the skiway sees regular use. This report defines procedures and identifies equipment to strengthen and smooth the skiway surface. Effective skiway maintenance has the potential to help reduce the overall skiway maintenance time, decrease the number of slides per flight period, increase ACLs, and reduce the need for Jet Assisted Take-Offs (JATO). All are important reductions to preserve the clean air and clean snow science done at the station. We reviewed the available equipment on station and current skiway construction and maintenance procedures. Furthermore, measurements of skiway strength and snow density of the skiway were made. Based on these findings, we provide recommendations for modifying current equipment, future purchases, and establishment of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for future construction and maintenance efforts. The original document contains color images. |
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