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Record #115518:
Alfred de Quervain, pionnier de la recherche arctique suisse au Groenland (1879-1927) / Marcel de Quervain.
Title: | Alfred de Quervain, pionnier de la recherche arctique suisse au Groenland (1879-1927) / Marcel de Quervain. |
Translated title: | Alfred de Quervain, pioneer of Swiss Arctic research in Greenland (1879-1927). |
Author(s): | Quervain, Marcel de. |
Date: | 1991. |
Language: | French. |
In: | Inter-Nord. (1991.), Vol. 19 (1991) |
Abstract: | de Quervain carried out two aerial and glaciological expeditions in Greenland. During first in 1909, western marginal zone of ice sheet was explored in Homeric feat. During second in 1912-1913, Greenland was crossed for first time from west to east and geophysical work was done on west coast. He was universal scientist in field of high atmosphere, clouds, glaciers and earthquakes; he later organised station on Jungfraujoch. |
Notes: | Inter-Nord. Vol. 19 :223-228 (1991). English abstract p.223. |
Keywords: | 550.3 -- Geophysics. 550.341 -- Earthquakes. 551.5 -- Meteorology. 551.507 -- Meteorology, devices for deploying instruments. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1909 Quervain. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1912-13 Quervain. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*38) -- Greenland. |
SPRI record no.: | 115518 |
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