Instruments and Methods: Radio-Echo Equipment for Depth Sounding of Temperate Glaciers

Abstract Radio echo-sounding equipment has been designed, and used for depth sounding on temperate glaciers in Iceland. Two devices have been built. Mark I operates in the frequency band 2 to 5 MHz. The overall range is 100 to 1000 m. The arrival of the echo can be timed with an accuracy which corre...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Sverrisson, Marteinn, Jóhannesson, Ævar, Björnsson, Helgi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1980
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000015318
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000015318