Radio-Wave and Alternative Communications in the Arctic

Discusses communication circuits in this region: major recent North American Arctic networks; relative performance of six circuit types, problems, and possible future networks. Submarine cable and tropospheric scatter are the most effective methods of communication for the Arctic. A submarine cable...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Gerson, N.C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1962
Subjects:
Wildlife habitat
Arctic
Greenland
Thule
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66625
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Summary:Discusses communication circuits in this region: major recent North American Arctic networks; relative performance of six circuit types, problems, and possible future networks. Submarine cable and tropospheric scatter are the most effective methods of communication for the Arctic. A submarine cable linking North America and Europe via Thule, Greenland, is suggested.

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