Economic Analysis of the Greenland Inland Traverse (GrIT)

Abstract

The Greenland Inland Traverse (GrIT) transports fuel and cargo over snow to resupply science stations on the Greenland ice sheet from Thule Air Base. GrIT offers an alternative to the traditional LC-130 airlift resupply from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. In this report, we assess the economics of GrIT relative to airlift resupply operations by comparing the costs of each mode to deliver the same fuel and cargo based on data from the 2012 and 2014 seasons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1010293

Entities

People

  • Geoff Phillips
  • James H. Lever
  • Jay Burnside

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Cold Regions
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Glaciers
  • Ground Penetrating Radar
  • Investments
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Money
  • New York
  • Observatories
  • Polyethylenes

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies