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Snow Radar
Center for Remote Sensing and Integrated Systems (CReSIS) Ultra-Wideband Snow Radar
The Snow Radar is an airborne ultra-wideband radar system operated by the Center for Remote Sensing and Integrated Systems (CReSIS) at Kansas University. It is a frequency-modulated, continuous wave (FMCW) system that collects radar echograms for measurements of snow thickness over sea ice and snow layering over land ice. The Snow Radar operates across the 2-18 GHz and can measure snow layers up to 100 meters in depth. It has a vertical resolution ranging from 1.5 to 12 centimeters and typically operates at 4 kHz pulse repetition frequency.
Instrument Details
- Radar
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Solid Precipitation > SnowEarth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice > Ice Depth/thicknessEarth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet TopographyEarth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet TopographyEarth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/iceEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar ImageryEarth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice > Snow CoverEarth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Ice Depth/thicknessEarth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/ice > Snow CoverEarth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/ice
- Land Surface
- Variable
- 1.5-12 cm
- 2-18 GHz
- Currently unavailble
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CReSIS
NASA, NSF, State of Kansas
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