A wireless subglacial probe for deep ice applications

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 211, 2012, Pages 841-848

  Smeets, C J P P ^a   Boot, W ^a   Hubbard, A ^b   Pettersson, R ^c   Wilhelms, F ^d   Van Den Broeke, M R ^a   Van De Wal, R S W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE SHEET; PROBE; SENSOR; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; KANGERLUSSUAQ FJORD; RUSSELL GLACIER;

EID: 84867202963     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J130     Document Type: Article

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