Airborne radio echo sounding of glaciers in Svalbard

During April–May 1980 the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) and Norsk Polarinstitutt (NPI) conducted a joint programme of radio echo sounding (RES) in Svalbard. The principal aims were to evaluate the performance of SPRI 60 MHz echo sounding equipment of Svalbard glaciers, to measure ice thickne...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Drewry, D. J., Liestøl, O., Neal, C. S., Orheim, O., Wold, B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1980
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400003405
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400003405
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Summary:During April–May 1980 the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) and Norsk Polarinstitutt (NPI) conducted a joint programme of radio echo sounding (RES) in Svalbard. The principal aims were to evaluate the performance of SPRI 60 MHz echo sounding equipment of Svalbard glaciers, to measure ice thickness over a wide range of conditions, and to investigate specific glaciers which are the focus of current glaciological studies.