Penetration of Antarctic subglacial lakes by VHF electromagnetic pulses: Information on the depth and electrical conductivity of basal water bodies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B12, 1999, Pages 29311-29320

  Gorman, Michael R ^a,b   Siegert, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHO SOUNDING; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; LAKE; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 17444451899     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900271     Document Type: Article

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