Observations of geophysical and dielectric properties and ground penetrating radar signatures for discrimination of snow, sea ice and freshwater ice thickness

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-38

  Galley, R J ^a   Trachtenberg, M ^a   Langlois, A ^b   Barber, D G ^a   Shafai, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estuary; GPR; Physical properties; Sea ice; Snow; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC MARINES; FRESHWATER ICES; GPR; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; ICE THICKNESS; RIVER ICES; SEA-ICE THICKNESS; SNOW AND ICES; SNOW THICKNESS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; THICKNESS;

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERMITTIVITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RIVERS; SEA ICE; SEAWATER; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

SNOW;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; GEOPHYSICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE THICKNESS; SEA ICE; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 64149114352     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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