Management and Conservation

Geophysical response of contaminants in soil and permafrost in the vicinity of Scott Base

Principal Investigator: David Nobes
Organisation: University of Canterbury

This work aims to:
  1. test the geophysical response of contaminants in a cold climate, specifically in the area immediately surrounding Scott Base; and
  2. map the extent of contaminants, both laterally and with depth, in the soils and permafrost in the area immediately surrounding Scott Base.

Recent Publications

Pettersson, J. K. Nobes, D. C. Environmental geophysics at Scott Base: ground penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction as tools for mapping contaminated ground at Antarctic research bases. Cold regions science and technology 37: 187-195, 2003.




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