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14 Nov 2022
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Broadband spectral induced polarization for the detection of Permafrost and an approach to ice content estimation – a case study from Yakutia, Russia
Jan Mudler
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Braunschweig, Germany
Andreas Hördt
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Braunschweig, Germany
Dennis Kreith
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Braunschweig, Germany
Madhuri Sugand
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Braunschweig, Germany
Kirill Bazhin
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Yakutsk, Russia
Lyudmila Lebedeva
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Yakutsk, Russia
Tino Radić
Radic Research, Berlin, Germany
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Short summary
The spectral electrical signal of ice exhibits a strong characteristic behaviour in the frequency range from 100 Hz to 100 kHz, due to polarization effects. With our geophysical method, we can analyse this characteristic to detect subsurface ice. Moreover, we use a model to quantify 2-D ground ice content based on our data. The potential of our new measurement device is showed up. Data were taken on a permafrost site in Yakutia, and the results are in agreement with other existing field data.
The spectral electrical signal of ice exhibits a strong characteristic behaviour in the...
