EXPLORING THE ANTARCTIC WITH ICE-SOUNDING RADAR,

Abstract

The paper presents a brief history of Signal Corps radar ice-depth sounding, discusses past, present and proposed measuring techniques, and details the first ice-depth survey flights ever attempted operationally. These, conducted at thirteen points along 1,000 miles of Antarctic coastline in early 1962, discovered several previously unknown geographical features through as much as 1,000 feet of ice, in an aggregate flying time of less than seven hours. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0664162

Entities

People

  • Amory H. Waite
  • Stanley J. Schmidt

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • United States Military Academy

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design