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AMONG the interesting items in the programme of work of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition are the use of seismic reflection methods for the determinations of ice thickness and depth. For this work, the expedition is well equipped with the latest types of apparatus. Close attention will be devoted to upper air observations as forming a very considerable part of the extensive meteorological research programme which has been outlined. The expedition is also proposing to take the fullest advantage of the opportunities afforded in this region for studying polar aurora. The biological and geological problems associated with Antarctica will also receive close study, and the scientific world should be considerably richer as the result of the labours of the staff of the Byrd Expedition II in the south polar regions.
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The Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Nature 133, 244 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133244b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133244b0