The Arizona Radio Echo Sounder (ARES) is an airborne ice-penetrating radar developed by the Terrestrial And Planetary Investigations and Reconnaissance (TAPIR) lab at the University of Arizona. It transmits low-frequency signals to penetrate ice to determine the thickness of ice and glaciers. It operates at two frequencies: 2.5 MHz and 5 MHz. ARES has a along-track resolution of approximately 5 meters and a vertical resolution in ice of 17 meters and 35 meters for the 5 MHz and 2.5 MHz frequencies, respectively.
Instrument Details
- Radar
- Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Glacial Measurements > Glacier/ice Sheet ThicknessEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > RadarEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
- Land Surface
- N/A
- Horizontal: 5 m, Vertical: 17 m, 35 m
- 2.5 MHz, 5 MHz
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 DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter 1 Campaign · 5 Instruments |  Operation IceBridge 2009—2021 Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea 37 Deployments · 79 Data Products
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