The condition of the runway at Novolazarevskaya Station (East Antarctica) and the safety assessment of its use based on the 2021 research data

Airbase Novo Runway has the status of the largest transport hub in the northern part of Antarctica, which can land large airlifter on wheeled chassis. However, the unsteady flow of the glacier leads both to the formation of hazardous glacial crevasses and changes the configuration of the runway. The...

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Main Authors: S. Popov V., M. Kashkevich P., A. Boronina S., С. Попов В., М. Кашкевич П., А. Боронина С.
Other Authors: The authors are grateful to S. V. Mezhonov (RAE) for logistical assistance of the fieldwork, as well as D. V. Fedorov (JSC «Aerogeodeziya») for consultations and providing data on the location of the runway. The study was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation № 22–27–00266., Авторы выражают благодарность С. В. Межонову (РАЭ) за логистическую помощь в проведении полевых изысканий, а также Д. В. Фёдорову (АО «Аэрогеодезия») за консультации и предоставление данных о плановом положении ВПП. Исследование выполнено при финансовой поддержке Российского научного фонда № 22–27–00266.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: IGRAS 2023
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Online Access:https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/1092
https://doi.org/10.31857/S2076673422040156