Steven A. Arcone
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Dartmouth College
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Total Citations
55
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About
Steven A. Arcone is a glaciologist and geophysicist whose career has centered on the application of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and related remote sensing technologies to investigate polar ice structures. His most significant contributions focus on the McMurdo Shear Zone in Antarctica, a heavily crevassed and structurally complex region of the Ross Ice Shelf that poses extreme challenges for conventional field access. Arcone's pioneering work demonstrated that unmanned robotic rovers could safely tow GPR systems across such hazardous terrain, enabling detailed subsurface imaging of crevasses, fractures, folds, and layering within firn and marine ice — findings that would otherwise be impossible to obtain safely. His 2015 study, which garnered 27 citations, stands as a landmark in combining autonomous vehicle technology with high-resolution radar profiling. Building on this, his research into velocity fields within the shear zone using annual GPR imaging and crevasse-matching techniques has advanced understanding of ice shelf dynamics and flow behavior. Arcone's work exemplifies how engineering innovation can unlock geophysical insights in Earth's most inaccessible environments, making him an important figure in Antarctic glaciology and polar remote sensing.
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- 2Autonomous FMCW radar survey of Antarctic shear zone20 citations · 2010
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