Accession Number:

AD0770902

Title:

Determination of the Distribution of Large Masses of Ground Ice in Permafrost by Electromagnetic Subsurface Profiling.

Descriptive Note:

Technical memo.,

Corporate Author:

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY SYSTEMS INC NORTH BILLERICA MASS

Personal Author(s):

• Campbell,Kerry J.
• Bertram,Charles L.
• Sandler,Sheldon S.

Report Date:

1972-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

42.0

Abstract:

Electromagnetic subsurface profiling ESP is described. The technique is analogous to seismic reflection profiling but uses nanosecond electromagnetic energy bursts rather than seismic waves. It is designed to be used in permafrost areas for the delineation of masses of underground ice. Preliminary experiments to determine the feasibility of the method are presented.

Descriptors:

• *Geophysical Prospecting
• *Permafrost
• Ice
• Electromagnetic pulses
• Electromagnetic wave propagation
• Arctic regions

Subject Categories:

• Snow, Ice and Permafrost
• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE