Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) maintains a research and support station on Rothera Point (67 degrees 34'S, 68 degrees 08'W), located on the southeastern side of Adelaide Island, about 15 km west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The support infrastructure at Rothera Station includes an 885 m...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:502400 2023-05-15T13:03:53+02:00 Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica Scher, Robert L. Blake, David Taylor, Don J. Hughson, T. Ruckstuhl, C. 2000 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502400/ unknown Office of Antarctic Affairs Scher, Robert L.; Blake, David; Taylor, Don J. 2000 Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica. In: Hughson, T.; Ruckstuhl, C., (eds.) ISCORD 2000: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Cold Region Development, Hobart, Tasmania, 31 January to 4 February 2000. Hobart, Office of Antarctic Affairs, 4pp. Publication - Book Section PeerReviewed 2000 ftnerc 2023-02-04T19:37:17Z The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) maintains a research and support station on Rothera Point (67 degrees 34'S, 68 degrees 08'W), located on the southeastern side of Adelaide Island, about 15 km west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The support infrastructure at Rothera Station includes an 885 m gravel surfaced runway, hangar, aviation fuel tank farm, and sheet pile wharf. The north and south ends of the runway embankment, exposed to marine water, are protected with a rip-rap (armor stone) revetment. In addition to wave action, the shore protection at Rothera is subject to abrasion from summer ice flows, ice berg impact, and ice plucking. The BAS retained R&M Consultants to inspect the shore protection at the station. The paper summarizes the condition of the rip-rap as of late January-early February 1998. Based on the observations at Rothera to-date, special aspects for designing shore protection systems in similar marine settings are also reviewed. Book Part Adelaide Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Rothera ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) Adelaide Island ENVELOPE(-68.914,-68.914,-67.762,-67.762) Rothera Point ENVELOPE(-68.133,-68.133,-67.567,-67.567) Rothera Station ENVELOPE(-68.120,-68.120,-67.569,-67.569) Rip ENVELOPE(-58.940,-58.940,-62.233,-62.233) |
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The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) maintains a research and support station on Rothera Point (67 degrees 34'S, 68 degrees 08'W), located on the southeastern side of Adelaide Island, about 15 km west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The support infrastructure at Rothera Station includes an 885 m gravel surfaced runway, hangar, aviation fuel tank farm, and sheet pile wharf. The north and south ends of the runway embankment, exposed to marine water, are protected with a rip-rap (armor stone) revetment. In addition to wave action, the shore protection at Rothera is subject to abrasion from summer ice flows, ice berg impact, and ice plucking. The BAS retained R&M Consultants to inspect the shore protection at the station. The paper summarizes the condition of the rip-rap as of late January-early February 1998. Based on the observations at Rothera to-date, special aspects for designing shore protection systems in similar marine settings are also reviewed. |
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Scher, Robert L. Blake, David Taylor, Don J. Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica |
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Scher, Robert L. Blake, David Taylor, Don J. |
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Scher, Robert L. |
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Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica |
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Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica |
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Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica |
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Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica |
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Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica |
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performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) rothera station, antarctica |
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Office of Antarctic Affairs |
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2000 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502400/ |
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ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) ENVELOPE(-68.914,-68.914,-67.762,-67.762) ENVELOPE(-68.133,-68.133,-67.567,-67.567) ENVELOPE(-68.120,-68.120,-67.569,-67.569) ENVELOPE(-58.940,-58.940,-62.233,-62.233) |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Rothera Adelaide Island Rothera Point Rothera Station Rip |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Rothera Adelaide Island Rothera Point Rothera Station Rip |
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Adelaide Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica British Antarctic Survey |
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Adelaide Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica British Antarctic Survey |
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Scher, Robert L.; Blake, David; Taylor, Don J. 2000 Performance of rip-rap shore protection (1992-1998) Rothera Station, Antarctica. In: Hughson, T.; Ruckstuhl, C., (eds.) ISCORD 2000: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Cold Region Development, Hobart, Tasmania, 31 January to 4 February 2000. Hobart, Office of Antarctic Affairs, 4pp. |
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