INSTRUMENTED PROBES FOR DEEP GLACIAL INVESTIGATIONS

Abstract

Thermal probes have been developed that can carry instrumentation packages into polar ice sheets for geophysical investigations and long-term observations by remote measurement. They are self-contained, surface-controlled devices. During development work at USA CRREL problems with materials, fabrication, and heat transfer analysis were solved. The Philberth probe, named after its inventor, demonstrated its performance capability in Greenland. The pendulum probe was a further development with increased performance and versatility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0672057

Entities

People

  • Haldor W. Aamot

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold Regions
  • Construction
  • Diagrams
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Glaciers
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heating Elements
  • Ice
  • Instrumentation
  • Insulation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Power Levels
  • Resistance
  • Transmission Lines

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies