Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Snow Thickness Radar

Status

Operated By
PI

The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets has developed an ultra-wideband radar that operates over the frequency from 2 to 8 GHz to map near-surface internal layers in polar firn with fine vertical resolution. The radar has also been used to measure thickness of snow over sea ice. Information about snow thickness is essential to estimate sea ice thickness from ice freeboard measurements performed with satellite radar and laser altimeters. This radar has been successfully flown on NASA P-3 and DC-8 aircraft.

Instrument Type
Radar
Measurements
Snow Thickness
Aircraft
DC-8 - AFRC,
P-3 Orion - WFF
Point(s) of Contact
Prasad Gogineni
(Prev PI),
Carl Leuschen
(POC; PI)

 

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