Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research EstablishmentPublisher:
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Category : Ice
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
1957 Greenland Field Research
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research EstablishmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ice
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
An Investigation of a Perennially Frozen Lake
Author: David Fitz BarnesPublisher:
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Category : Angiussaq Lake
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Perennially-frozen Angiussaq Lake, Greenland was examined in 1957 to determine the strength of its midsummer ice cover and the causes of its perennially-frozen conditions. The lake, largest within a 100-mi radius of Thule Air Base, is formed by ice-cap damming of a valley 200 m deep, and has an elevation of 590 m. Water temperatures ranged from 0.1 to 0.7 C and showed that summertime mixing is sufficient to maintain nearly isothermal conditions. Fish, phytoplankton, AND CHIRONOMID LIFE WERE FOUND IN THE LAKE WATER. At the end of the 1957 summer, more than 90% of the lake surface was covered by ice averaging 1.5 m in thickness. Variations in melting rate have caused a gently rolling surface that might be smoothed by flooding or scraping. In-place cantilever beam tests showed that the upper half meter of ice had almost no strength but that the lower portion maintained sufficient strength to support heavy loads throughout the summer. A tongue of glacier ice floating in the lake has a thickness of about 100 m and a length of about 3 km. Five smaller ice islands have thicknesses of more than 5 m and are believed to form where snow accumulation exceeds ablation. (Author).
An Investigation of a Perennially Frozen Lake
Author: David F. BarnesAlaska and adjacent Canada, Arctic Canada, North Atlantic Islands
Author: American Geographical Society of New York. Department of Exploration and Field ResearchPublisher:
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Category : Glaciers
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
CRREL Technical Publications, 1950-1975
Author: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Arctic Bibliography
Author: Arctic Institute of North AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 1504
Book Description
IGY General Report Series
Author: World Data Center A.Publisher:
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Category : International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
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