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Instrument

HiCARS
High Capability Radar Sounder

This description will be added in a future version.

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 > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets

Vertical Measurement Regions

Full Column Profile

Temporal Resolution

This data will be added in future versions.

Spatial Resolution

This data will be added in future versions.

Measurement Frequency

52.5-67.5 MHz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/sensors/hicars

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently Unavailable
Instrument Maker
Currently unavailable
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC)

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Image of the UTIG BT-67 aircraft

Image of the UTIG BT-67 aircraft

Basler BT-67

3 Campaigns · 10 Instruments

Operation IceBridge

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

Filter data products from this instrument by specific campaigns, platforms, or formats.

Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

IceBridge HiCARS 1 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V00110.5067/F5FGUT9F5089

CampaignsOperation IceBridge

PlatformsBasler BT-67

FormatsXML, ASCII

IceBridge HiCARS 2 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles V00110.5067/0I7PFBVQOGO5

CampaignsOperation IceBridge

PlatformsBasler BT-67

FormatsNetCDF, PDF

IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V00110.5067/9EBR2T0VXUDG

CampaignsOperation IceBridge

PlatformsBasler BT-67

FormatsXML, ASCII

IceBridge HiCARS 1 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles V00110.5067/W2KXX0MYNJ9G

CampaignsOperation IceBridge

PlatformsBasler BT-67

FormatsNetCDF, PDF