Dielectric permittivity measurements on ice cores: Implications for interpretation of radar to yield glacial unfrozen water content

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-45

  West, L Jared ^a   Rippin, David M ^a,b   Murray, Tavi ^a,c   Mader, Heidy M ^d   Hubbard, Bryn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ICE; PERMITTIVITY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRACKING RADAR; WATER CONTENT;

DEBYE DISPERSION FREQUENCIES; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; PRESSURE MELTING POINTS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; UNFROZEN WATER CONTENTS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; GLACIER; ICE CAP; ICE CORE; PERMITTIVITY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34948891103     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG12.1.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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