Instrument

ARES
Arizona Radio Echo Sounder

This description will be added in future versions.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Radar

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Glacial Measurements > Glacier/ice Sheet Thickness

Vertical Measurement Regions

Full Column Profile

Temporal Resolution

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Spatial Resolution

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Measurement Frequency

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Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://tapir.lpl.arizona.edu/research-themes/terrestrial-glaciers-and-ice-sheets

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently Unavailable
Instrument Maker
Currently unavailable
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repositories
Currently unavailable

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

DHC-3

DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments

IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021

Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea

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Deployment Dates

Start Date	End Date
2009-10-16	2010-02-16
2009-03-31	2009-06-02
2009-08-19	2009-09-06
2010-03-22	2010-05-26
2010-08-21	2010-08-29
2010-10-20	2011-02-26
2011-03-16	2011-05-30
2011-08-16	2011-09-12
2011-10-07	2011-12-23
2012-03-14	2012-05-24
2012-08-14	2012-08-30
2012-10-12	2013-01-26
2013-03-20	2013-05-28
2013-06-17	2013-08-30
2013-10-31	2013-11-14
2013-11-19	2013-11-28
2014-03-12	2014-05-24
2014-08-19	2014-08-23
2014-10-16	2014-11-22
2015-03-19	2015-05-22
2015-08-20	2015-08-29
2015-09-22	2015-10-29
2015-09-23	2015-10-22
2016-04-19	2016-05-28
2016-07-13	2016-09-15
2016-10-14	2016-11-18
2017-03-09	2017-05-31
2017-07-17	2017-09-20
2017-10-29	2017-12-16
2018-03-22	2018-05-30
2018-08-17	2018-08-29
2018-10-10	2018-11-16
2019-04-03	2019-05-16
2019-09-04	2019-09-28
2019-10-23	2019-11-20
2020-05-21	2020-06-13
2021-05-02	2021-05-13

· 79 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

IceBridge ARES L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V00110.5067/X2H7MP5DBTYP

CampaignsOperation IceBridge

PlatformsDeHavilland DHC-3 Otter

FormatsHDF

ARESArizona Radio Echo Sounder

Overview

Instrument Details

Instrument Operation

Data Products

ARES
Arizona Radio Echo Sounder