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Radio Depth Sounding on Barnes Ice Cap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2017

R. A. O’Neil  and
S. J. Jones
R. A. O’Neil
Affiliation:
Glaciology Division, Inland Water Directorate, Department of the Environment, Ottawa KIA, OE7,, Canada
S. J. Jones
Affiliation:
Glaciology Division, Inland Water Directorate, Department of the Environment, Ottawa KIA, OE7,, Canada
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Abstract

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In May 1974 two radio depth sounders were used on the Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island. One was a S.P.R.I. 35 MHz sounder and the other was a unit operating at 620 MHz. Bottom reflections were observed with both systems at similar depths, indicating no significant velocity change between the two frequencies. Used with a Motorola range positioning system, the 620 MHz unit proved an excellent depth-survey vehicle. Results along the so-called surge profile (Holdsworth, 1973) are presented. Depth and attenuation values are compared with previous data.

Type
Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Symposium but Not Published in Full in this Volume
Information
Journal of Glaciology , Volume 15 , Issue 73 , 1975 , pp. 458 - 459
Copyright
Copyright © International Glaciological Society 1975

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