Application of ground-penetrating radar at McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Argonne National Laboratory initiated a site investigation program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to characterize environmental contamination. The performance and usefulness of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) was evaluated under antarctic conditions during the initial site investigation in January 1991. Preliminary surveys were successful in defining the contact between reworked pyroclastic material and in the prefill, undisturbed pyroclastics and basalts at some sites. Interference from radio traffic at McMurdo Station was not observed, but interference was a problem in work with unshielded antennas near buildings. In general, the results of this field test suggest that high-quality, high-resolution, continuous subsurface profiles can be produced with GPR over most of McMurdo Station.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- NSF; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5387751
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CP-75281; CONF-9204110--1; ON: DE92010902
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540210* -- Environment
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ANTARCTIC REGIONS
ANTARCTICA
BASALT
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FIELD TESTS
GEOLOGY
IGNEOUS ROCKS
IMAGES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
PERMAFROST
POLAR REGIONS
RADAR
RANGE FINDERS
REMEDIAL ACTION
ROCKS
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES
TESTING
VOLCANIC ROCKS