A new coherent radar for ice sounding in Greenland

Author

Moussessian, A. ; Jordan, R.L. ; Rodriguez, E. ; Safaeinili, A. ; Akins, T.L. ; Edelstein, W.N. ; Kim, Y. ; Gogineni, S.P.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

484

Abstract

This paper discusses a new multifrequency dual channel coherent radar depth sounder for sounding ice. This sounder is unique, since it is a fully coherent chirp radar designed to operate at low (1,500 ft) as well as high altitudes (30,000 ft). The dynamic range of the radar is sufficient for simultaneously imaging both the top and bottom returns from ice without the need for data blanking or sensitivity time control (STC) equalization of the return signal. The first deployment of this radar on board a P-3 aircraft took place in May of 1999 over Greenland with successful results

Keywords

airborne radar; glaciology; hydrological equipment; hydrological techniques; remote sensing by radar; Greenland Ice Sheet; airborne radar; chirp radar; coherent radar; depth sounder; equipment; fully coherent chirp radar; glaciology; hydrology; ice sounding; instrument; measurement technique; multifrequency dual channel coherent radar; polar ice sheet; radar remote sensing; Airborne radar; Chirp; Dynamic range; Frequency; Ice; Laboratories; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar imaging; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6359-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2000.861604

Filename

861604