Structure and stability of the McMurdo Ice Shelf Transition Zone and glaciated hillside near Scott Base, Antarctica

Campbell, Seth; Lamie, Nathan; Schild, K. M.

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“…Potential for equipment specialized for creating snow-road and airfield surfaces 5. Documenting road maintenance procedures and techniques for delaying and controlling melting surfaces At the end of the program, CRREL recommended additional studies of the ice shelf to help with future transportation issues and planning, some of which were subsequently funded and completed (e.g., Campbell, Lamie, and Schild 2018;Haehnel et al 2019). The SRT program and these followon studies serve as critical contributions to the viable and sustainable future of logistics support to the US Antarctic science program.…”

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McMurdo Snow Roads and Transportation : final program summary

Shoop¹,

Wieder²,

Melendy³

2022

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The snow roads at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, are the primary transportation corridors for moving personnel and material to and from the airfields servicing intra- and intercontinental air traffic. The majority of the road system is made of snow overlying a snow, firn, and icy subsurface and is particularly susceptible to deterioration during the warmest parts of the austral summer when above-freezing temperatures can occur for several days at a time. Poor snow-road conditions can seriously limit payloads for all types of ground vehicles. The US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) studied the McMurdo snow roads for the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs as part of the Snow Roads and Transportation (SRT) program. The goals of the SRT program was to improve construction, maintenance, and use of the McMurdo’s snow roads, with particular attention on minimizing warm-season deterioration. This is the final report of the SRT program, summarizing the program’s activities and findings and emphasizing those parts of the program not previously documented in CRREL Reports, conference papers, or journal articles.

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