Assessing the utility of acoustic communication for wireless sensors deployed beneath ice sheets

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 64, 2013, Pages 124-134

  Lishman, Ben ^a   Wadham, Jemma ^b   Drinkwater, Bruce ^b   Kendall, J Michael ^b   Burrow, Steve ^b   Hilton, Geoff ^b   Craddock, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ICE MARGIN; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; REMOTE SENSING; SENSOR; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84893094384     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2013AoG64A022     Document Type: Article

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