Cambridge University Vatnajökull Expedition, 1977

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Bishop, J. F., Cumming, A. D. G., Ferrari, R. L., Miller, K. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1978
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Vatnajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Ice Sheet; Iceland; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400001595; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400001595

This expedition to Iceland was concerned with ice depth soundings of the largest ice cap in Europe and involved both the development of impulse radar systems and the use of satellite survey equipment for locating experimental stations and ice depth traverses (Fig 1). Vatnajökull, which translated me...