Errors in radar CMP velocity estimates due to survey geometry, and their implication for ice water content estimation

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-111

  Barrett, Brian Edward ^a   Murray, Tavi ^b   Clark, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ICE; REFLECTION; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMMON MID-POINT (CMP); SUBSURFACE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

RADAR IMAGING;

DEPTH DETERMINATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMETRY; GLACIOLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; VELOCITY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 34948829172     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG12.1.101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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