Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and Japan

Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and Japan

Inland traverses conducted by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) and the other countries (USA, France and Germany) are reviewed. The performances such as weight, traction force, speed and fuel consumption of the tractors and snow vehicles are compared. The usage of various types of sl...

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Main Author: Kenji Ishizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 2008-03-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.15094/00009429
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spelling doaj-7cb22d08723b401184a32a820654e2c62020-11-24T22:23:56ZengNational Institute of Polar ResearchAntarctic Record0085-72892432-079X2008-03-0152194010.15094/00009429Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and JapanKenji Ishizawa0National Institute of Polar ResearchInland traverses conducted by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) and the other countries (USA, France and Germany) are reviewed. The performances such as weight, traction force, speed and fuel consumption of the tractors and snow vehicles are compared. The usage of various types of sledges is examined and driving operation on soft snow surface is also described. Furthermore the method of camping is explained. Finally, a new traverse system that JARE has to study and develop is discussed. The author proposes a basic transportation system for the future, incorporating the technology used by other countries.http://doi.org/10.15094/00009429
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title Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and Japan
title_short Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and Japan
title_full Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and Japan
title_fullStr Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and Japan
title_full_unstemmed Current transportation systems for Antarctic inland stations operated by the U.S.A., France, Germany and Japan
title_sort current transportation systems for antarctic inland stations operated by the u.s.a., france, germany and japan
publisher National Institute of Polar Research
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description Inland traverses conducted by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) and the other countries (USA, France and Germany) are reviewed. The performances such as weight, traction force, speed and fuel consumption of the tractors and snow vehicles are compared. The usage of various types of sledges is examined and driving operation on soft snow surface is also described. Furthermore the method of camping is explained. Finally, a new traverse system that JARE has to study and develop is discussed. The author proposes a basic transportation system for the future, incorporating the technology used by other countries.
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