Project Title

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) support: Leverett Glacier

Summary

Event Number:
T-941-M
NSF Agreement

NSF Contact:
Ms. Carla Haroz

ASC POC/Implementer:
Matthew Erickson / Jessica Palen

Principal Investigator(s)

Ms. Renee Melendy
Renee.D.Melendy@usace.army.mil
US Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering Lab
Hanover, New Hampshire

Location

Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station
Research Locations: Leverett Glacier

Description

The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) activities encompass engineering and basic research in support of a variety of projects at both McMurdo and South Pole Stations. At McMurdo Station, CRREL supports ground penetrating radar (GPR) work with the South Pole Traverse (SPoT) and support for the McMurdo Station airfields. CRREL also provides general engineering analysis for projects at McMurdo and South Pole Stations. Work to be completed by CRREL includes ANT-24-03/Leverett Re-route Fieldwork.

Field Season Overview

ANT-24-03: Ground campaign using manual GPR surveying to both validate the remote sensing imagery compiled as part of the ANT-22-03 CRREL project and find a safer route that is free of crevasses. In addition, we will collect snow property data (e.g., snow density and hardness) in order to determine best-practice snow bridge crossing criteria for the area, where snow properties are currently unknown, for the range of vehicles using the route as well as ice velocity movement data using GPS station installations. Requires fieldwork in conjunction with the SPoT project, with the timeline coordinated with SPoT2 so that SPoT2 personnel can conduct the fieldwork component of the project, namely field supervision, field safety coordination, blasting, heavy equipment operation, and mechanic duties.

Deploying Team Members