USA CRREL Snow and Ice Testing Equipment.

Abstract

The paper summarizes available information on the history, development, and application of three items of special equipment designed or modified by USA CRREL for testing and sampling snow and ice. These items have become universally known and accepted, providing measurement techniques that are used, in some cases, on an international basis. The equipment described includes the 3-in. ice coring auger, the ice thickness kit, and the Rammsonde.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015512

Entities

People

  • Gunars Abele
  • Herbert Ueda
  • Paul Sellmann

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collecting Methods
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Sampling
  • Thickness

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design