Detection of objects buried in wet snowpack by an FM-CW radar

Author

Yamaguchi, Yoshio ; Maruyama, Yasuichi ; Kawakami, Atsushi ; Sengoko, M. ; Abe, Takeo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Niigata Univ., Japan

Volume

29

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

201

Lastpage

208

Abstract

A real-aperture FM-CW radar system was developed for the detection of objects buried in heavily wet snowpack. This radar uses the L-band microwave frequency with a maximum output power of 100 mW and utilizes digital signal processing techniques. A laboratory simulation and two field experiments were carried out to detect and map various objects embedded in the snowpack. It was possible to map a metallic pipe 3 cm in diameter at a depth of 70 cm and a 10×60-cm metallic plate at a depth of 90 cm in natural snowpack. Fundamental detection results are presented

Keywords

frequency modulation; hydrological techniques; radar applications; remote sensing; snow; 1.2 to 2.2 GHz; 100 mW; FM-CW radar; detection technique; digital signal processing; measurement; metal detector; metal object; metallic pipe; metallic plate; objects buried; remote sensing; snow; wet snowpack; Attenuation; Buried object detection; Frequency domain analysis; Holography; Pulse measurements; Radar detection; Radar equipment; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Snow;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.73660

Filename

73660