Instruments and Methods: A Portable Digital Data-Acquisition System for Surface-Based Ice-Radar Studies

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Jacobel, Robert W., Anderson, Stefan K., Rioux, Dennis F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Cascade Glacier; Antarc*; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000007127; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000007127

Abstract We have built a radio-echo sounder which utilizes a low-frequency broad-band impulse transmitter and a microprocessor-based digital-recording system. The unit is mounted on skis and power is delivered by a small generator and batteries. The receiver uses a portable digital storage oscillosc...