Development, Principles, and Applications of Automated

WILEN L. A.; DI PRINZIO, CARLOS LEONARDO; ALLEY R.; AZUMA N.

MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE.

Año: 2003 vol. 62 p. 2 - 18

1059-910X

We review the recent development of automated techniques to determine the fabricand texture of polycrystalline ice. The motivation for the study of ice fabric is first outlined. Aftera brief introduction to the relevant optical concepts, the classic manual technique for fabricmeasurement is described, along with early attempts at partial automation. Then, the generalprinciples behind fully automated techniques are discussed. We describe in some detail the similaritiesand differences of the three modern instruments recently developed for ice fabric studies.Next, we discuss briefly X-ray, radar, and acoustic techniques for ice fabric characterization. Wealso discuss the principles behind automated optical techniques to measure fabric in quartz rocksamples. Finally, examples of new applications that have been facilitated by the development of theice fabric instruments are presented