Environmental geophysics at Scott Base: Ground penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction as tools for mapping contaminated ground at Antarctic research bases

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-195

  Pettersson, Jared K ^a   Nobes, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Electromagnetic methods; Geophysics; Ground penetrating radar; Hydrocarbon contaminated; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HYDROCARBONS; PERMAFROST;

FROZEN LAYERS;

GEOPHYSICS;

COLD REGION; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OIL SPILL; PERMAFROST; SAMPLING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0043289940     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(03)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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