Thin-layer effects in glaciological seismic amplitude-versus-angle (AVA) analysis: Implications for characterising a subglacial till unit, Russell Glacier, West Greenland

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 909-922

  Booth, A D ^a,b   Clark, R A ^c   Kulessa, B ^a   Murray, T ^a   Carter, J ^b   Doyle, S ^d   Hubbard, A ^d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; GLACIOLOGY; ICE THICKNESS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POISSON RATIO; SATURATION; SEISMIC METHOD; WAVELENGTH;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; RUSSELL GLACIER;

EID: 84865226701     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-909-2012     Document Type: Article

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