Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949-52, Scientific Results

Oslo: Norsk Polarinstitutt, 1958. First edition. Paperback. A complete set, mostly in the original blue publishers wrappers, rarely found so. A groundbreaking study of glaciology, meteorology and geology, establishing that the world's "sea-level was principally controlled by the state of the Antarctic ice-sheet."

The Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition was the first expedition to Antarctica involving an international team of scientists. The expedition was led by John Schjelderup Giæver, a Norwegian author and polar researcher. The expedition had the goal of establishing whether climatic fluctuations observed in the Arctic were also occurring in the Antarctic. A base known as Maudheim was established on the Quar Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land in February 1950. This expedition laid the groundwork for the following Australian expeditions to Antarctic from 1954 to the early 1960s...The information obtained from the expedition helped with the further study of glaciology, meteorology, and geology. It found that the world's "sea-level was principally controlled by the state of the Antarctic ice-sheet." It also improved the understanding of the impact of the Antarctic ice-sheets on the regulation of the world's climate. It also found evidence that suggest a portion of Antarctica (Dronning Maud Land) was once joined to southern Africa. Further scientific studies have also found strong evidence that eastern Antarctica was adjacent to southern Africa until the late Jurassic period. (wikipedia)

Tall 4to most in publisher's blue wrappers, two issues in photocopy; "Refraction Phenomena in the Polar Atmosphere" v.2 pt. 2(b) oddly not listed in OCLC. Most in very good condition although spines sunned, with some front wrappers a bit sunned or marked.

OCLC: 24980760.
v. 1. pt. 1. Aerology. pt. 2. Surface observations. A. Pressure. B. Wind. C. Temperature. (in 4 parts, 1st wrapper sunned & marked); --

v. 2. pt. 1. Energy exchange of an Antarctic snow field. A. Short-wave radiation. B. Long-wave radiation. C. Wind structure in the low layer. D. Surface inversions and turbulent heat transfer (wrapper marked, spine sunned. pt. 2. Special studies: (a) Halo-phenomena and ice-crystals (photocopy); (b) Refraction Phenomena in the Polar Atmosphere. --

v. 3. Glaciology I.A. The morphology of the ice shelves of Western Dronning Maud Land. B. The regime of the ice shelves at Maudheim as shown by stake measurements. C. The movement of the ice shelf at Maudheim. D. The morphology of the inland ice sheet and Nunatak areas of Western Dronning Maud Land. E. The regime of the ice sheet of Western Dronning Maud Land as shown by stake measurements. F. Ice movement inland.

v. 4. Glaciology II. A. Snow studies at Maudheim. B. Snow inland studies. C. The inner structure of the ice shelf a Maudheim as shown by core drilling. D. Snow and ice temperatures in Dronning Maud Land. (wrapper sunned & marked)--

v. 5. Glaciology III. Seismic shooting and related investigations; (complete with maps). --

v. 6. pt. 3. General report of the expedition (with two folding maps loosely inserted).

Rare in the trade.