Arctic Field Equipment
Reports designs of equipment developed since 1959 for the Defence Research Establishment Pacific of the Defence Research Board of Canada, making underwater acoustic measurements on the sea ice in Canadian Arctic Islands waters. A triangular ice drill tip, and an inflatable plug to prevent transducer...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66304 2023-05-15T14:18:52+02:00 Arctic Field Equipment Ganton, J.H. 1968-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66304 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66304/50217 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66304 ARCTIC; Vol. 21 No. 2 (1968): June; 92-97 1923-1245 0004-0843 Atmospheric temperature Evaporation Ice Ice cover Phytoplankton Precipitation (Meteorology) River discharges Runoff Salinity Seasonal variations Temporal variations Winds Taymyr Poluostrov waters Russian Federation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1968 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:12Z Reports designs of equipment developed since 1959 for the Defence Research Establishment Pacific of the Defence Research Board of Canada, making underwater acoustic measurements on the sea ice in Canadian Arctic Islands waters. A triangular ice drill tip, and an inflatable plug to prevent transducers from being trapped below the ice by refreezing of the holes are described, as is with illus a recovery method for underwater equipment which is unattended for several months, the so-called rope trick. The last is an open-ended cylinder wrapped with nylon rope embedded in a silicon rubber having a low tensile strength. An aluminum sled with four rather than two runners reduces slamming by conforming to the ice roughness. A 7 x 4 x 1 ft, 100 lb emergency shelter termed instant igloo includes a kerosene-fired stove and a fiberglass-and-foam-plastic sandwich floor. A large main shelter and its heating and snow meltwater systems are also described. Équipement de terrain dans l'Arctique. L'équipement décrit ici permet aux "scientifiques de fauteuil" de travailler et de vivre confortablement lors d'expéditions hivernales dans l'Arctique. Il comprend des méthodes de déposition et de récupération de sondes à travers la glace de mer, l'étude d'un traineau à marchandises et l'étude d'abris de toile légers et confortables. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Phytoplankton Sea ice Taymyr University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Canada Pacific Taymyr ENVELOPE(89.987,89.987,68.219,68.219) ARCTIC 21 2 |
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Atmospheric temperature Evaporation Ice Ice cover Phytoplankton Precipitation (Meteorology) River discharges Runoff Salinity Seasonal variations Temporal variations Winds Taymyr Poluostrov waters Russian Federation Ganton, J.H. Arctic Field Equipment |
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Reports designs of equipment developed since 1959 for the Defence Research Establishment Pacific of the Defence Research Board of Canada, making underwater acoustic measurements on the sea ice in Canadian Arctic Islands waters. A triangular ice drill tip, and an inflatable plug to prevent transducers from being trapped below the ice by refreezing of the holes are described, as is with illus a recovery method for underwater equipment which is unattended for several months, the so-called rope trick. The last is an open-ended cylinder wrapped with nylon rope embedded in a silicon rubber having a low tensile strength. An aluminum sled with four rather than two runners reduces slamming by conforming to the ice roughness. A 7 x 4 x 1 ft, 100 lb emergency shelter termed instant igloo includes a kerosene-fired stove and a fiberglass-and-foam-plastic sandwich floor. A large main shelter and its heating and snow meltwater systems are also described. Équipement de terrain dans l'Arctique. L'équipement décrit ici permet aux "scientifiques de fauteuil" de travailler et de vivre confortablement lors d'expéditions hivernales dans l'Arctique. Il comprend des méthodes de déposition et de récupération de sondes à travers la glace de mer, l'étude d'un traineau à marchandises et l'étude d'abris de toile légers et confortables. |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 21 No. 2 (1968): June; 92-97 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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