Helicopter-borne and ground-towed radar surveys of the Fourcade Glacier on King George Island, Antarctica

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-60

  Kim, K Y ^a   Lee, J ^b   Hong, M H ^a   Hong, J K ^b   Shon, H ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^c PaiChai University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fourcade Glaciers; Helicopter borne and ground towed GPR; Internal features; Subglacial topography

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; DEPTH IMAGE; DEPTH MIGRATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FOURCADE GLACIERS; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; INTERNAL FEATURES; MIGRATION VELOCITY; MIGRATION VELOCITY ANALYSIS; RADAR SURVEY; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARED; SCATTERING NOISE; SINGLE-CHANNEL; SLIDING SURFACE; SUBGLACIAL TOPOGRAPHY; TWO LAYER MODEL; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

HELICOPTERS; RADAR; SEA ICE; VELOCITY;

GLACIERS;

DECONVOLUTION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIDEWATER GLACIER; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTICA; FOURCADE GLACIER; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 77249122606     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG09052     Document Type: Article

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