Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn
The British Antarctic Survey has commenced a programme of multichannel seismic reflection work over the Antarctic continental ice sheet and surrounding ice shelves. This is part of an integrated geophysical investigation of the crustal development and plate tectonic history of West Antarctica. The d...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:520040 2024-02-11T09:58:55+01:00 Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn King, Edward C. Jarvis, E.P. 1991-06 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520040/ https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.1991013 unknown King, Edward C. orcid:0000-0003-3793-3915 Jarvis, E.P. 1991 Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn. First Break, 9 (1244). 281-288. https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.1991013 <https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.1991013> Electronics Engineering and Technology Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1991 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.1991013 2024-01-26T00:03:24Z The British Antarctic Survey has commenced a programme of multichannel seismic reflection work over the Antarctic continental ice sheet and surrounding ice shelves. This is part of an integrated geophysical investigation of the crustal development and plate tectonic history of West Antarctica. The data presented here were acquired in the first field season in January and February 1989. Snow absorbs a higher proportion of shot energy than any other common shooting medium, so experimentation was necessary to establish the most efficient type and deployment configuration of explosives. This paper presents the results of the experiments, which have application in other areas with similar surface conditions, such as may be found elsewhere in Antarctica and on the Greenland Ice Cap. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica British Antarctic Survey Greenland Ice cap Ice Sheet Ice Shelves West Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic West Antarctica Greenland First Break 9 6 |
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The British Antarctic Survey has commenced a programme of multichannel seismic reflection work over the Antarctic continental ice sheet and surrounding ice shelves. This is part of an integrated geophysical investigation of the crustal development and plate tectonic history of West Antarctica. The data presented here were acquired in the first field season in January and February 1989. Snow absorbs a higher proportion of shot energy than any other common shooting medium, so experimentation was necessary to establish the most efficient type and deployment configuration of explosives. This paper presents the results of the experiments, which have application in other areas with similar surface conditions, such as may be found elsewhere in Antarctica and on the Greenland Ice Cap. |
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Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn |
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Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn |
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Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn |
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Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn |
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Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn |
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effectiveness of different shooting techniques in antarctic firn |
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Antarctic The Antarctic West Antarctica Greenland |
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Antarctic The Antarctic West Antarctica Greenland |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica British Antarctic Survey Greenland Ice cap Ice Sheet Ice Shelves West Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica British Antarctic Survey Greenland Ice cap Ice Sheet Ice Shelves West Antarctica |
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King, Edward C. orcid:0000-0003-3793-3915 Jarvis, E.P. 1991 Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn. First Break, 9 (1244). 281-288. https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.1991013 <https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.1991013> |
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