Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue
Very high frequency deep radio sounding systems for ice thickness measurements are practically the only useful apparatuses for large scale radar flight surveys in polar regions. The morphology of the bottom surface of an Antarctic floating ice tongue, in the Ross Sea area, East Antarctica, was studi...
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ftingv:oai:www.earth-prints.org:2122/1245 2024-06-09T07:39:47+00:00 Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue Bianchi, C. Chiappini, M. Tabacco, I. E. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. Bianchi, C.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Chiappini, M.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Tabacco, I. E.; Università di Milano, Sezione Geofisica, Milano, Italy Zirizzotti, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Zuccheretti, E.; stituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Università di Milano, Sezione Geofisica, Milano, Italy stituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia 2001-07 2682872 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2122/1245 en eng 3/44 (2001) http://hdl.handle.net/2122/1245 open radio echo sounding radio glaciology glacier ice tongues 04. Solid Earth::04.02. Exploration geophysics::04.02.05. Downhole radioactivity remote sensing and other methods article 2001 ftingv 2024-05-15T08:04:29Z Very high frequency deep radio sounding systems for ice thickness measurements are practically the only useful apparatuses for large scale radar flight surveys in polar regions. The morphology of the bottom surface of an Antarctic floating ice tongue, in the Ross Sea area, East Antarctica, was studied using the arrival times of signal echoes of the radio sounding system. The amplitude variations of radar signals from the reflecting surface were analyzed to determine the gain or the loss of the reflectors. Such surfaces show quasi-parabolic geometrical shapes at the ice/water interface with both concave and convex faces towards the sounding system. Electromagnetic analysis performed on radar echoes indicates that amplitude variations detected by the antenna are focusing or defocusing effects only due to the reflector's shape. A factor in the radar equation that represents the surface shape when coherent reflectors are involved is introduced. This factor allows us to determine more precisely the morphology and electromagnetic characteristics of the interface between the media investigated by means of radio echo sounding. JCR Journal open Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica Ross Sea Earth-Prints (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Antarctic East Antarctica Ross Sea Drygalski ENVELOPE(-61.000,-61.000,-64.717,-64.717) |
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radio echo sounding radio glaciology glacier ice tongues 04. Solid Earth::04.02. Exploration geophysics::04.02.05. Downhole radioactivity remote sensing and other methods Bianchi, C. Chiappini, M. Tabacco, I. E. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue |
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Very high frequency deep radio sounding systems for ice thickness measurements are practically the only useful apparatuses for large scale radar flight surveys in polar regions. The morphology of the bottom surface of an Antarctic floating ice tongue, in the Ross Sea area, East Antarctica, was studied using the arrival times of signal echoes of the radio sounding system. The amplitude variations of radar signals from the reflecting surface were analyzed to determine the gain or the loss of the reflectors. Such surfaces show quasi-parabolic geometrical shapes at the ice/water interface with both concave and convex faces towards the sounding system. Electromagnetic analysis performed on radar echoes indicates that amplitude variations detected by the antenna are focusing or defocusing effects only due to the reflector's shape. A factor in the radar equation that represents the surface shape when coherent reflectors are involved is introduced. This factor allows us to determine more precisely the morphology and electromagnetic characteristics of the interface between the media investigated by means of radio echo sounding. JCR Journal open |
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Bianchi, C.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Chiappini, M.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Tabacco, I. E.; Università di Milano, Sezione Geofisica, Milano, Italy Zirizzotti, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Zuccheretti, E.; stituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Università di Milano, Sezione Geofisica, Milano, Italy stituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia |
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Bianchi, C. Chiappini, M. Tabacco, I. E. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. |
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Bianchi, C. Chiappini, M. Tabacco, I. E. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. |
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Bianchi, C. |
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Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue |
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Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue |
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Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue |
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Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue |
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Quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the Drygalski Antarctic floating ice tongue |
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quasi-parabolic reflecting bottom surfaces of the drygalski antarctic floating ice tongue |
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ENVELOPE(-61.000,-61.000,-64.717,-64.717) |
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Antarctic East Antarctica Ross Sea Drygalski |
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Antarctic East Antarctica Ross Sea Drygalski |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica Ross Sea |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica Ross Sea |
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