Mapping of permafrost surface using ground-penetrating radar at Kangerlussuaq Airport, western Greenland

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-72

  Jørgensen, Anders Stuhr ^a   Andreasen, Frank ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Dansk Geoservice   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Active layer; Albedo; Asphalt surface; GPR; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

AIRPORTS; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MAPPING; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL;

PAVEMENT DEPRESSIONS; RIVER TERRACE;

PERMAFROST;

ACTIVE LAYER; AIRPORT; ASPHALT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE SHEET; MAPPING; PERMAFROST;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; KANGERDLUGSSUAQ;

EID: 33847374786     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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