Determination of Temperature on Ice Caps by Seismic Methods

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Thyssen, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1968
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000031105; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000031105

An empirical formula, derived by the author for the seismic velocities of P waves in glaciers and ice caps, is used to determine the temperatures which can be deduced from the maximum and the mean vertical velocities. With the aid of several examples from previous publications, these temperatures are discussed and, as far as they are available, direct temperature measurements are compared with the derived temperatures.