Polar Impacts Exhibit - Entry Display

Entry display featured the Electromagnetic 'Bird' used to measure the thickness of the ice using electromagnetic sounding. This technique is usually used on land to map ore or groundwater deposits. Dr. Christian Haas, Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences adapted the technique to c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: CCI
Other Authors: UofA, MAC
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
geo
hist
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7939/R3V698C5R
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/1927df64-1fae-4567-a270-3a1de31048b0
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Summary:Entry display featured the Electromagnetic 'Bird' used to measure the thickness of the ice using electromagnetic sounding. This technique is usually used on land to map ore or groundwater deposits. Dr. Christian Haas, Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences adapted the technique to create a breaktrhough monitoring device for sea ice, the EM Bird. The UofA is one of only three institutions in the world to have access to this cutting-edge technology.

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