Site Assessment and Feasibility of a New Operations Base on the Greenland Ice Sheet

• Main Authors: Burzynski, Amy M, Wong, Sandy, Mercer, Jennifer L, Deeb, Elias J, Newman, Stephen D
• Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Geography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Test Facilities; Equipment and Methods; *ARCTIC REGIONS; *GREENLAND; *RESEARCH FACILITIES; *SITE SELECTION; ELEVATION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMIDITY; ICE; POLAR REGIONS; RANGE(DISTANCE); TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; WIND VELOCITY; GIS(GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM); NYANG(NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD); POLAR OPERATIONS; SITE ASSESSMENT; SUMMIT STATIONS; TRAVERSABILITY; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; Arctic; Greenland; Isi; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA585809; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA585809

The National Science Foundation is moving forward with plans to convert Summit Station, Greenland, into a clean air/clean snow research facility. Plans include reducing the size of the station and minimizing both research and operations activities. To continue support of scientific research that doe...