Temporal variations in sea ice resistivity: Resolving anisotropic microstructure through cross-borehole DC resistivity tomography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Jones, K A ^a   Ingham, M ^a   Pringle, D J ^b   Eicken, H ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; TOMOGRAPHY;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; ANISOTROPIC MICROSTRUCTURES; ANISOTROPIC RESISTIVITY; BOREHOLE MEASUREMENTS; BRINE FRACTION; BRINE INCLUSIONS; BULK PROPERTIES; BULK RESISTIVITY; DC RESISTIVITY; DIRECT CURRENT; FIRST-YEAR SEA ICES; GEOMETRIC MEAN; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE RESISTIVITY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VERTICAL ALIGNMENT; VERTICAL RESISTIVITY;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA;

ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLE; BRINE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SALINITY; SEA ICE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALASKA; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649757049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC006049     Document Type: Article

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