RADAR SOUNDING OF GLACIERS,

Abstract

Impulse radar was used by scientists in the Soviet Antarctic stations to measure the thickness of glaciers. The accuracy of the measurements are discussed, including the effect of the density of the ice on this accuracy. The maximum capabilities of this method of measurement are 1100-3000 meters depending on the amplitude and electromagnetic energy loss in glaciers. The radar can sound the depth of glaciers from an airplane or from the surface of the glacier. In this manner the sub-glacial relief can be mapped. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0839547

Entities

People

  • B. A. Fedorov
  • V. V. Bogorodskii

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Amplitude
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Scientists
  • Thickness
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Radar Systems Engineering.