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8 Analysis of Alternatives for USAP Resupply
Pages 75-78

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... initiated an The key logistics element of the present United States internal study in 2004 of several USAP resupply alternaAntarctic Program (USAP) resupply system is the annual tives.
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... If alterna- In addition, other options may help reduce the portion tives could be developed to accommodate an occasional year of fuel and cargo required to be delivered directly to in which very heavy ice conditions preclude fuel delivery, McMurdo Station. If the icebreaker(s)
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... Antarctic Program, Commit tee on Fundamental Science; National Science and Technology Council; and the United States Antarctic Program External Panel.
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