Hovercraft in polar regions
1 January, 1966
Since the first conception of a hovercraft by C. S. Cockerell in the early 1950s, and the completion of the first experimental full-scale machine (SR. N1) in 1959, the development…Archives: Publications
The feeding of sledge dogs on Antarctic expeditions
1 January, 1966
1. The diets of sledge dogs at a British Antarctic sledging base were studied both at base and during sledge journeys, and samples of the diets and the relevant faeces…Read more on The feeding of sledge dogs on Antarctic expeditions
The influence of seasonal variation, diet and physical activity on Ssrum lipids in young men in Antarctica
1 January, 1965
The long-term effects of diet, physical activity and seasonal variation on serum lipids have been studied over a period of one year (1961) in members of the British and South…Medical research by the British Antarctic Survey
1 January, 1965
There is a long record of medical research and observation in the Antarctic, almost as long as the record of exploration. The early expeditions usually had a medical officer who…Read more on Medical research by the British Antarctic Survey
Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey
1 January, 1965
The Antarctic Peninsula, the islands rising from the Scotia Ridge, and the Falkland Islands are a key area for biologists interested in the origin, relationships, and adaptations of the Antarctic…Read more on Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey
Giant Epiphyses in a Ross Seal
1 January, 1965
THE Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossi) is a relatively little-known animal and it was not until recently, when the British Museum (Natural History) received two frozen specimens from the British Antarctic…Chorus, hiss, and other audio-frequency emissions at stations of the whistlers-east network
1 January, 1964
Ionospherics, electromagnetic waves originating somewhere in the ionosphere or the magnetosphere of the earth, have been recorded for more than six years in the audio-frequency band at the Whistlers-East chain…Vector Mean Winds at the Argentine Islands, Graham Land, 1954-58
1 June, 1963
Upper wind observations at the Argentine Islands, Graham Land, for the period January 1954 to December 1958 are used to calculate the annual and seasonal vector mean winds. Scalar mean…Read more on Vector Mean Winds at the Argentine Islands, Graham Land, 1954-58