Microwave and Structural Properties of Saline Ice

The structure and salinity characteristics of saline ice slabs removed from ice sheets grown in an outdoor pool have been studied and related to the complex relative dielectric permittivity measured with free-space transmission techniques at 4.80 and 9.50 GHz. The saline ice closely simulated arctic...

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Main Authors: Gow, Anthony J, Arcone, Steven A, McGrew, Seth G
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
*ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES
*SALINITY
*SEA ICE
ANTENNAS
ARCTIC OCEAN
COOLING
CYCLES
HEATING
ICE
MEASUREMENT
MICROWAVES
SHEETS
SIMULATION
STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
TRANSMITTANCE
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA189307
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA189307
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Summary:The structure and salinity characteristics of saline ice slabs removed from ice sheets grown in an outdoor pool have been studied and related to the complex relative dielectric permittivity measured with free-space transmission techniques at 4.80 and 9.50 GHz. The saline ice closely simulated arctic sea ice in its structural and salinity characteristics, which were regularly monitored in a number of ice sheets grown during the winters of 1983-84 and 1984-85. In-situ transmission measurements at similar frequencies were also made on the ice sheets themselves using antennas located above and beneath the ice. The slab measurements were made during warming from -29 to -2 C on slabs grown during the winter of 1983-84 (4.75 GHz) and during a warming and cooling cycle over a slightly larger temperature range on slabs grown during the winter of 1984-85 (4.80 and 9.50 GHz). Keywords: Dielectric properties; Microwave properties; Sea ice; and Structural properties.

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