Direct measurements of ice-shelf bottom melting rates by phase sensitive radar

• Main Authors: Corr, H., Doake, C.S.M., Jenkins, A., Nicholls, K.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Halley Station; Brunt Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/16583/; http://folk.uib.no/ngfso/FRISP/Rep14/corr_2000.pdf

This paper describes the novel technique of using a phase-sensitive radio-echo system to determine the basal melt rate along a short profile near Halley Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf. After an interval of nine days the change in the thickness of ice, between a near surface reflecting horizon and th...