Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey data for a thermokarst lake, Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) lines were collected (May 2015) at Gull Lake (Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada) using sleigh-dragged Sensors and Software PulseEkko GPR and 50 MHz antennas. GPR line processing was performed using Ekko project software and included Dewow, Lowpass temporal filter to diminish background noise and a background average subtraction to remove the overwhelming ice/water boundary signal. The base of the ice cover and lake bottom depth were manually identified and corresponded well to the dielectric properties of ice and water. Signal travel velocities of 0.06 m ns-1 and 0.13 m ns-1 were used respectively for unfrozen and frozen ground. Interpretations were made every 2 m along GPR lines.