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The effects of reduced sucrose intake on the formation and composition of dental plaque in a group of men in the Antarctic
1 January, 1972
Sucrose was omitted from the diet of a group of 19 men over a period of 14 weeks, and replaced by glucose syrup and calcium cyclamate. Dental plaque was assessed…Automatic plotting of airborne geophysical survey data
1 January, 1972
When geophysical measurements are made from the air, it is important to know the position of the aircraft. The position at any time is usually known from a combination of…Read more on Automatic plotting of airborne geophysical survey data
Radio echo sounding: Absorption and Scattering by water inclusion and ice lenses
1 January, 1972
The absorption of radio waves propagating through naturally occurring waters varies greatly with the electrical conductivity. Glacier melt water is very transparent and the attenuation by melt water layers is…Read more on Radio echo sounding: Absorption and Scattering by water inclusion and ice lenses
Oxygen uptake in an Antarctic collembole Cryptopygus antarcticus
1 January, 1972 by William Block
The relationship between length and weight was investigated for the Antarctic springtail, Cryptopygus antarcticus Willem. The range of individuals from juvenile to adult was divided arbitrarily into five size classes,…Read more on Oxygen uptake in an Antarctic collembole Cryptopygus antarcticus
Glacier movement measured with a radio echo technique
1 January, 1972
In the radio echo sounding method for measuring the thickness of polar ice masses, the sounder transmits regular pulses each containing several cycles of VHF radio waves into the ice.…Read more on Glacier movement measured with a radio echo technique
The breeding biology of the black-bellied storm-petrel Fregetta tropica
1 January, 1971
The breeding cycie and habits of the Black‐bellied Storm‐petrel are described from observations made over three seasons at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. The species is strictly nocturnal on land…Read more on The breeding biology of the black-bellied storm-petrel Fregetta tropica
Genetic defects in Antarctic dogs
1 January, 1971
The occurrence of congenital entropion and true haemophilia in a closed population of working British Antarctic Survey sledge dogs is described. The difficulties of determining the patterns of inheritance are…The growth of Phleum alpinun L. in contrasting habitats at a sub-Antarctic station
1 January, 1971
The effects of aerial microclimate and edaphic conditions on the growth of young vegetative tillers of Phleum alpinum L. from contrasting habitats on South Georgia have been investigated using growth…Read more on The growth of Phleum alpinun L. in contrasting habitats at a sub-Antarctic station
Productivity of bryophytes in polar regions
1 January, 1971
The productivity of various South Georgian moss species has been measured and some comparative data from Disko Island, West Greenland, are also considered. Two main aspects of growth have been…Studies of respiratory viruses in personnel at an Antarctic base
1 January, 1971
Thirteen men wintering on an Antarctic base were isolated from other human contact for 10 months. During this period Coxsackievirus A21 and later influenza A2 virus were administered to some…Read more on Studies of respiratory viruses in personnel at an Antarctic base
Algorithm for the production of contour maps from linearized data
1 January, 1971
Cole has proposed an algorithm which produces a generalized surface for contouring scattered data1. The algorithm works well when the data points are randomly distributed but improbable results have been…Read more on Algorithm for the production of contour maps from linearized data
Flow law for Antarctic ice shelves
1 January, 1971
Ice shelves are floating glaciers which are attached to an inland ice sheet or to land. They creep under their own weight, the creep rates being dependent on the ice…