South Polar in situ radio-frequency ice attenuation

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 51, Issue 173, 2005, Pages 231-238

  Barwick, S ^a   Besson, D ^b   Gorham, P ^c   Saltzberg, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; ICE; RADIO WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 28844504360     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756505781829467     Document Type: Article

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