Physical and Mechanical Properties and the Forming of the Snow-Firn Cover of Eastern Antarctica,

Abstract

Contents: A brief review on research on the snow-firn cover in areas of continental glaciation; Conditions for the forming of the snow-firn cover of Eastern Antarctica; Research on the physico-mechanical properties of snow and firn; The formation and physico-mechanical properties of the snow-firn cover in the Eastern Antarctic; The passability conditions of the snow-firn cover and certain other practical conclusions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0715206

Entities

People

  • S. N. Kartashov

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antarctica
  • Continents
  • Mechanical Properties

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies