Applied Geophysics in Periglacial Environments

ISBN-13: 9780521889667 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 240 str.

Opis

This practical guide demonstrates the successful application of geophysical techniques in periglacial environments through international field studies.

Recenzje

"While the book has been prepared as a handbook for geomorphologists, geologists, and glaciologists requiring an introduction to geophysical techniques, it is also a precious reference for geophysicists and other geoscientists planning or conducting field surveys in mountainous and polar regions in cold climates. I also recommend it as a guide book to geophysicists who are pursuing seismic and electromagnetic surveys in mountainous and polar terrains." The Leading Edge

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction; Part II. Introductory Chapters for the Main Geophysical Methods Applied: 1. Electric methods Christof Kneisel and Christian Hauck; 2. Electromagnetic methods Andreas Hördt and Christian Hauck; 3. Refraction seismics Lothar Schrott and Thomas Hoffmann; 4. Ground-penetrating radar Ivar Berthling and Kjetil Melvold; Part III. Case Studies: 5. Typology of vertical electrical soundings for permafrost/ground ice investigation in the forefields of small alpine glaciers Reynald Delaloye and Christophe Lambiel; 6. ERT imaging for frozen ground detection Mamoru Ishikawa; 7. Electrical resistivity values of frozen soil from VES and TEM field observations and laboratory experiments Koichiro Harada; 8. Results of geophysical surveys on Kasprowy Wierch, the Tatra Mountains Wojciech Dobinski, Bogdon Zogala, Krystian Wzietek and Leszek Litwin; 9. Reassessment of DC resistivity in rock glaciers by comparing with P-wave velocity: a case study in the Swiss Alps Atsushi Ikeda; 10. Quantifying the ice content in low-altitude scree slopes using geophysical methods Christian Hauck and Christof Kneisel; 11. The use of GPR in determining talus thickness and talus structure Oliver Sass; 12. GPR soundings of rock glaciers on Svalbard Ivar Berthling, Bernd Etzelmüller, Herman Farbrot, Ketil Isaksen, Morgan Wåle and Rune Ødegård; 13. Arctic glaciers and ground-penetrating radar case-study: Stagnation Glacier, Bylot Island, Canada Tristram D. L. Irvine-Fynn and Brian J. Moorman; 14. Mapping of subglacial topography using GPR for determining subglacial hydraulic conditions Kjetil Melvold and Thomas V. Schuler; 15. Snow measurements using GPR: example from Amundsenisen, Svalbard Kjetil Melvold; 16. Mapping Frazil ice conditions in rivers using ground penetrating radar Ivar Berthling, Halfdan Benjaminsen and Ånund Kvambekk; Part IV. Tables of Typical Values of Geophysical Parameters for Periglacial Environments; Index.