CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding
This paper provides an update and overview of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) radars and platforms, including representative results from these systems. CReSIS radar systems operate over a frequency range of 14–38 GHz. Each radar system's specific frequency band is driven b...
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| author | Emily Arnold Carl Leuschen Fernando Rodriguez-Morales Jilu Li John Paden Richard Hale Shawn Keshmiri |
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| description | This paper provides an update and overview of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) radars and platforms, including representative results from these systems. CReSIS radar systems operate over a frequency range of 14–38 GHz. Each radar system's specific frequency band is driven by the required depth of signal penetration, measurement resolution, allocated frequency spectra, and antenna operating frequencies (often influenced by aircraft integration). We also highlight recent system advancements and future work, including (1) increasing system bandwidth; (2) miniaturizing radar hardware; and (3) increasing sensitivity. For platform development, we are developing smaller, easier to operate and less expensive unmanned aerial systems. Next-generation platforms will further expand accessibility to scientists with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-223ddc71a0bc4626bfa7b631716408e42023-03-09T12:27:39ZengCambridge University PressAnnals of Glaciology0260-30551727-56442020-04-0161586710.1017/aog.2019.37CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow soundingEmily Arnold0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4427-6362Carl Leuschen1Fernando Rodriguez-Morales2Jilu Li3John Paden4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0775-6284Richard Hale5Shawn Keshmiri6Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USA Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USACenter for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USA Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USACenter for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USACenter for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USACenter for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USAAerospace Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USA Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USAAerospace Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USA Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS66045, USAThis paper provides an update and overview of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) radars and platforms, including representative results from these systems. CReSIS radar systems operate over a frequency range of 14–38 GHz. Each radar system's specific frequency band is driven by the required depth of signal penetration, measurement resolution, allocated frequency spectra, and antenna operating frequencies (often influenced by aircraft integration). We also highlight recent system advancements and future work, including (1) increasing system bandwidth; (2) miniaturizing radar hardware; and (3) increasing sensitivity. For platform development, we are developing smaller, easier to operate and less expensive unmanned aerial systems. Next-generation platforms will further expand accessibility to scientists with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305519000375/type/journal_articleAirborne electromagnetic soundingsAntarctic glaciologyArctic glaciologyice thickness measurementsradio-echo sounding |
| spellingShingle | Emily Arnold Carl Leuschen Fernando Rodriguez-Morales Jilu Li John Paden Richard Hale Shawn Keshmiri CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding Annals of Glaciology Airborne electromagnetic soundings Antarctic glaciology Arctic glaciology ice thickness measurements radio-echo sounding |
| title | CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding |
| title_full | CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding |
| title_fullStr | CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding |
| title_full_unstemmed | CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding |
| title_short | CReSIS airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding |
| title_sort | cresis airborne radars and platforms for ice and snow sounding |
| topic | Airborne electromagnetic soundings Antarctic glaciology Arctic glaciology ice thickness measurements radio-echo sounding |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305519000375/type/journal_article |
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