Overview
The DHC-3 Otter is a single-engine, high-wing propeller aircraft developed by De Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada. It is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility aircraft typically used for bush operations and has also been used for research purposes. The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) owns and operates the DHC-3 for research missions over the Arctic and Alaska. The DHC-3 has a maximum range of 830 nautical miles, a top speed of 160 mph, and an endurance of about 9 hours. It has a service ceiling of approximately 18,800 feet and can carry a capacity of twelve people (two crew members and ten passengers).
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Operation IceBridge
2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
view all deployment dates
37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products| 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 |
The UAF Lidar Scanner is an airborne lidar system operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Its design was based on the Riegl LMS-1240i scanner. It detects lidar backscatter at 905 nm and is used for mapping glaciers typically across Alaska. The UAF Scanner has a footprint of 20 cm and a grid spacing of about 1 m, both along-track and across-track. It has a scan angle of 30 degrees from nadir and can operate at a maximum of about 500 m above ground level (AGL).
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
Operation IceBridge
2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
view all deployment dates
37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products| 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 |
The UAF High-Frequency (HF) Radar Sounder is an airborne radar sounder operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). It is an ice-penetrating radar sounder that is used for mapping ice thickness. It has an along-track spacing of approximately 10 m and vertical resolution in ice of 40 m. The UAF HF Sounder operates at 2 MHz and can measure ice up to 1,200 m thick.
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice > Ice Depth/thickness
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Glacial Measurements > Glacier/ice Sheet Thickness
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Ice Depth/thickness
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
The UAF Lidar Scanner is an airborne lidar system operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Its design was based on the Riegl LMS-1240i scanner. It detects lidar backscatter at 905 nm and is used for mapping glaciers typically across Alaska. The UAF Scanner has a footprint of 20 cm and a grid spacing of about 1 m, both along-track and across-track. It has a scan angle of 30 degrees from nadir and can operate at a maximum of about 500 m above ground level (AGL).
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
Operation IceBridge
2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
view all deployment dates
37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products| 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 |
The UAF High-Frequency (HF) Radar Sounder is an airborne radar sounder operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). It is an ice-penetrating radar sounder that is used for mapping ice thickness. It has an along-track spacing of approximately 10 m and vertical resolution in ice of 40 m. The UAF HF Sounder operates at 2 MHz and can measure ice up to 1,200 m thick.
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice > Ice Depth/thickness
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Glacial Measurements > Glacier/ice Sheet Thickness
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Ice Depth/thickness
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
The UAF Lidar Scanner is an airborne lidar system operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Its design was based on the Riegl LMS-1240i scanner. It detects lidar backscatter at 905 nm and is used for mapping glaciers typically across Alaska. The UAF Scanner has a footprint of 20 cm and a grid spacing of about 1 m, both along-track and across-track. It has a scan angle of 30 degrees from nadir and can operate at a maximum of about 500 m above ground level (AGL).
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
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 and measure the thickness of ice and glaciers. It operates at two frequencies: 2.5 MHz and 5 MHz. ARES has an along-track resolution of about 5 meters and a vertical resolution within ice of 17 meters at 5 MHz and 35 meters at 2.5 MHz.
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Glacial Measurements > Glacier/ice Sheet Thickness
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Operation IceBridge
2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
view all deployment dates
37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products| 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 |
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.
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Solid Precipitation > Snow
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice > Ice Depth/thickness
Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice > Snow Cover
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Ice Depth/thickness
Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/ice > Snow Cover
Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/ice
The UAF Lidar Scanner is an airborne lidar system operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Its design was based on the Riegl LMS-1240i scanner. It detects lidar backscatter at 905 nm and is used for mapping glaciers typically across Alaska. The UAF Scanner has a footprint of 20 cm and a grid spacing of about 1 m, both along-track and across-track. It has a scan angle of 30 degrees from nadir and can operate at a maximum of about 500 m above ground level (AGL).
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
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 and measure the thickness of ice and glaciers. It operates at two frequencies: 2.5 MHz and 5 MHz. ARES has an along-track resolution of about 5 meters and a vertical resolution within ice of 17 meters at 5 MHz and 35 meters at 2.5 MHz.
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Glacial Measurements > Glacier/ice Sheet Thickness
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Operation IceBridge
2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
view all deployment dates
37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products| 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 |
The UAF Lidar Scanner is an airborne lidar system operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Its design was based on the Riegl LMS-1240i scanner. It detects lidar backscatter at 905 nm and is used for mapping glaciers typically across Alaska. The UAF Scanner has a footprint of 20 cm and a grid spacing of about 1 m, both along-track and across-track. It has a scan angle of 30 degrees from nadir and can operate at a maximum of about 500 m above ground level (AGL).
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
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 and measure the thickness of ice and glaciers. It operates at two frequencies: 2.5 MHz and 5 MHz. ARES has an along-track resolution of about 5 meters and a vertical resolution within ice of 17 meters at 5 MHz and 35 meters at 2.5 MHz.
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Glacial Measurements > Glacier/ice Sheet Thickness
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Operation IceBridge
2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
view all deployment dates
37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products| 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 |
The UAF Lidar Scanner is an airborne lidar system operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Its design was based on the Riegl LMS-1240i scanner. It detects lidar backscatter at 905 nm and is used for mapping glaciers typically across Alaska. The UAF Scanner has a footprint of 20 cm and a grid spacing of about 1 m, both along-track and across-track. It has a scan angle of 30 degrees from nadir and can operate at a maximum of about 500 m above ground level (AGL).
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/ice Sheet Topography
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
The Warm Ice Sounding Explorer (WISE) is an airborne radar developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the University of California Irvine (UCI). It is a low-frequency radar (2.5 MHz) used to penetrate temperate ice to measure glacier and ice sheet thickness. It was designed based on the satellite instrument Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS). WISE can operate at an altitude range of 250-1000 meters and has a sampling frequency of 20 MHz. It has a vertical resolution of 30 meters in the air and 17 meters in the ice.
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Thickness/ice Sheet Thickness
Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Thickness/ice Sheet Thickness
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar
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