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| THE APPLICATION OF RADAR TECHNIQUE TO DETERMINING NIVEAL BED THICKNESS OF MOUNT QOMOLANGMA |
| SUN Zhan-yi, ZHANG Jiang-qi, ZHANG Peng |
| National Fundamental Geographical Information Center, Beijing 100044, China |
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Abstract This paper describes the principle of the Ground Probing Radar technique (GPR), the hardware integration of GPR and GPS, and the measurement condition at the top of Mount Qomolangma. The elevation of Mount Qomolangma was measured again in 2005, and the ground probing technique was used for the first time to determine the precise thickness of the niveal bed. The processing and analysis of data reveal that the thickness of the niveal bed is 3.50 m at the surveyor's beacon of Mount Qomolangma.
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Received: 29 December 2005
Published: 24 April 2006
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