Causes for GPR reflections in an alluvial permafrost environment

Updated 2002-03-26

3-D GPR (ground penetrating radar) profiling of permafrost deposits and examination of their geocryologic and sediment properties for verification of GPR profiles. The scientific project has the following aims: To improve the understanding of how GPR (ground penetrating radar) reflections are generated in frozen ground; to reveal the main factors (geophysical and sedimentary) controlling electromagnetic reflection characteristics and their spatial continuity as examplarily studied along a continuous permafrost section, i.e. to distinguish between physical (dielectricity, conductivity and density) and sedimentary (ice/water content, grain size distribution, content of organic matter, texture) properties and estimate their proportionate quantity on the origin of the wave reflections.

Time frame

Status
Ongoing
Project time span
2002 - 2002
Data collection
2002 - 2002
Data processing
not specified
Data reporting
not specified

Contact information

Contact person
Georg Schwamborn
Address
Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut Telegrafenberg 14473 Potsdam Germany
Phone
+49 331 288 2162
Fax
+49 331 288 2137
Email
ed.madstop-iwa@nrobmawhcsg

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled
Media sampled/studied/modelled
Permafrost

Geography

Regions studied
Svalbard
Svalbard

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?
No

Methods & Procedures

Not specified

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?
Yes
Other institutes involved in the project

Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsoe

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