Observation tests of the Antarctic penetrator on the Mizuho Plateau in JARE-43 summer operation

• Main Authors: Takeshi Matsushima, Mikiya Yamashita, Tatsuji Yasuhara, Koh Horiguchi, Hiroki Miyamachi, Shigeru Toda, Masamitsu Takada, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuo Shibuya
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 2003
• Subjects: geo; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mizuho; Mizuho Plateau; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00009275; https://doaj.org/article/be61ecf8f98f4fdeb03f5400fbce8a97

We have developed an Antarctic penetrator that is applicable to seismic explosion experiments along a difficult traverse route on a continental ice sheet with crevasses. In the 43rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-43, 2001-2002) seismic explosion experiments on the Mizuho Plateau, in Ea...