Publication Date:
1998-01-01
Description:
Dielectric profiling (DEP), a capacitive method for measuring an ice core’s electrical conductivity and permittivity, has been in use for several years. We have built an improved DEP instrument with a modified guarded-electrode geometry whose capacitance can be determined from potential theory. The new instrument can measure an ice core’s conductivity and permittivity to within a few per cent error, a high enough accuracy to infer its density using well-known models.
Print ISSN:
0022-1430
Electronic ISSN:
1727-5652
Topics:
Geography
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Geosciences