TOPOGRAPHY OF THE ANTARCTIC ICECAP AND ITS SUBGLACIAL BED,
Abstract
Exploration of the topography of the antarctic ice cap began 15 years ago during the Norwegian-British-Swedish expedition and the French polar expedition in 1950. During the last ten years the expeditions of the USSR, USA, Great Britain, Australia, France, Japan and Belgium carried out significant project in the Antarctic for obtaining data about the topography of the ice cap's surface and the thickness of the ice. By 1965 48 thousand kilometers of sections were made. Measurements of the ice cap's heights were taken over vast areas by way of airplane radio barometric surveys. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 15, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0667299
Entities
People
- A. P. Kapitsa
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy