The first aeromagnetic survey in the Arctic: results of the Graf Zeppelin airship flight of 1931

• Published in: History of Geo- and Space Sciences
• Main Authors: Raspopov, O. M., Sokolov, S. N., Demina, I. M., Pellinen, R., Petrova, A. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Arctic; Franz Josef Land; Kara Sea; Severnaya Zemlya; Arkhangelsk; International Polar Year; Nansen; Novaya Zemlya; Taimyr
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-4-35-2013; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00023158; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00023113/hgss-4-35-2013.pdf; https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/4/35/2013/hgss-4-35-2013.pdf

In July of 1931, on the eve of International Polar Year II, an Arctic flight of the Graf Zeppelin rigid airship was organized. This flight was a realization of the idea of F. Nansen, who advocated the use of airships for the scientific exploration of the Arctic territories, which were poorly studied...