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Appendix D: Overview of Outcomes from the Report: *More and Better Science in Antarctica Through Increased Logistical Effectiveness* (BRP, 2012)
Pages 133-136

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From page 133...
... report, the BRP considered major logistical drivers for the coming decades to include: • Extensive at-sea research with a need for near- and under-ice operations, • Year-round research and likely expansion of major instrumentation and data transmission at the South Pole, • Focus on climate-related measurements and analysis (including continuity of the LTERs) , • Construction and year-round operation of a comprehensive and automated continent-wide and Southern Ocean observing system, and • Intensive and widespread deep-field research projects.
From page 134...
... The BRP's other major recommendations called for: • The need for major facility upgrades at Palmer and McMurdo, • The establishment of a long-term facilities capital plan and budget, • Restoration of the U.S. polar ocean fleet to ensure reliable resupply and to sup port research and national security, • Adoption of state-of-the-art logistics and transportation support, • Modernized and expanded communications capabilities, • Improved energy efficiency, • Emphasis on fully burdened cost and technological readiness in review of ­science projects, • Pursuit of additional opportunities for international cooperation in logistics support as well as science, and • Review and revision of the documents governing U.S.
From page 135...
... • Establish a DARPA-like program to develop enabling technologies for polar research to include automation and robotics for traverse, robotic field stations, and advanced remote sensing systems for use on, under, and above the ice; and expand current deployed automated networks to lead the development of a comprehensive international terrestrial and Southern Ocean observing and prediction network. • Provide rigid-hulled inflatable boats at Palmer to enhance safety and expand the local research perimeter.
From page 136...
... • Designate Pegasus Field as a permanent site with appropriate facilities, retain Williams Field for an alternate and LC-130 operations, and discontinue the a ­ nnual ice runway. • At McMurdo, consolidate warehousing and storage into a single inside facility, implement a vehicle modernization plan and expand the vehicle maintenance facility, build a single consolidated facilities maintenance building, streamline on-site product flow, consider converting waste that must otherwise be retro graded into heat and electricity, centralize recreation facilities, and deploy an optimum number of wind turbines.


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