THE PHILBERTH PROBE FOR INVESTIGATING POLAR ICE CAPS.

Abstract

The Philberth probe is a surface-controlled, nonrecoverable instrumented vehicle that can penetrate polar ice sheets down to 3600 m by melting. It can be used to measure temperature, stress, ice movement, and seismic, acoustic and dielectric properties. It can also be used for other investigations with remote instrumentation. The probe consists of a hot point for melt penetration, instrumentation for control and measurement functions, two supply conductor coils to link the probe with the surface for transmission of power and measurement signals, and a reservoir section. The probe is filled with a dielectric fluid. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661049

Entities

People

  • Haldor W. C. Aamot

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dielectric Properties
  • Fluids
  • Glaciers
  • Ice
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Reservoirs

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies