Radio Echo Sounding (RES) technique is used in glaciology, to perform the study of the properties of glaciers and ice [Bogorodsky, 1985]. It is based on the use of radar techniques, mainly to obtain information about the thickness of glaciers and polar ice caps. The RES instrumentation also allows the study of interglacial stratification and identification of areas of inhomogeneity of the ice, the exploration of subglacial lakes and physical characterization of the ice - bedrock interface [Cafarella, 2006; Frezzotti, 2000; Forieri, 2003; Mancini, 2003; Tabacco, 2000; Tabacco, 2003; Zirizzotti, 2010]. Simplifying RES instrumentation, it is a radar system mainly constituted by two main components: a radio frequency transmitter and a receiver connected to an antenna [Plewes, 2001]. A short...
Pubblicato: 01-01-2013