Seismic attenuation in glacial ice: A proxy for englacial temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Peters, L E ^a   Anandakrishnan, S ^a   Alley, R B ^a   Voigt, D E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGLACIAL PROCESS; ICE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MAPPING; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC DATA; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE;

EID: 84859915612     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JF002201     Document Type: Article

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