GLACIOLOGICAL STUDY ON DEVON ISLAND

Abstract

The 1965 Devon Island Expedition consisted of a geomorphologist and assistant end a glaciologist and two assistants, one of which wasthe glaciologist's wife. The geomorphology party remained at base camp for the entire season working on the coastal plain between Trueloveinlet and Cape Sparbo. In this report the term Devon Island Expedition refers specifically to the glaciology party. Glaciological research on the expedition received support from the Royal Geographical Society, and the Arctic Institute of North America in the form of grants and the loan of equipment, in addition to the grant from U.S. Army (Natick). The Arctic Institute of North America also made the already existing station facilities and food on Devon Island available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0633617

Entities

People

  • R. M. Koerner

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Altitude
  • Elevation
  • Glaciers
  • Glaciology
  • Ice
  • Low Altitude
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • North America
  • Northwest Territories
  • Observation
  • Open Water
  • Percolation
  • Regions
  • Water

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.