Note on the Feasibility of Establishing Snow and Ice Runways at Japanese Antarctic Stations-In the Context of the East Antarctic Air Network -

This report summarizes the feasibility study to introduce intercontinental air operation for the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) by establishing hard-surface runways near JARE stations. Syowa Station and the Yamato Mountains areas were considered to identify the favorable sites for run...

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Main Authors: Kazuyuki Shiraishi, Valery Klokov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1997-11-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.15094/00009016