SEISMIC METHODS ON THE ICE SHELF: A COMPARISON BETWEEN VIBROSEIS AND EXPLOSIVE SEISMICS ON EKSTRÖMISEN

• Main Authors: Hofstede, Coen, Eisen, Olaf, Kristoffersen, Y., Lambrecht, A., Mayer, Christoph, Blenkner, R., Kindermann, Lars
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/22613/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.35282

We present first-time-ever results of active seismic measurements on an ice shelf with a vibroseismic source. The measurements were conducted in the 2009/10 field season in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. A Failing Y-1100 on skis with a mass of 16 t was used on the Ekströmisen ice shelf where ice is...