Automated mapping of local layer slope and tracing of internal layers in radio echograms

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 67, 2014, Pages 71-77

  Panton, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Radio echo sounding

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; ECHO SOUNDING; ICE CORE; MAPPING METHOD; DEPTH; FILTER; MAPPING; OPTIMIZATION; RADIO; SLOPE DYNAMICS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84907332442     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2014AoG67A048     Document Type: Article

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