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dc.contributor.authorPanzer, Ben
dc.contributor.authorGomez-Garcia, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorLeuschen, Carl J.
dc.contributor.authorPaden, John D.
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez-Morales, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Aqsa
dc.contributor.authorMarkus, Thorsten
dc.contributor.authorHolt, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorGogineni, Sivaprasad
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-30T15:44:27Z
dc.date.available2015-10-30T15:44:27Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-01
dc.identifier.citationPanzer, Ben, Daniel Gomez-Garcia, Carl Leuschen, John Paden, Fernando Rodriguez-Morales, Aqsa Patel, Thorsten Markus, Benjamin Holt, and Prasad Gogineni. "An Ultra-wideband, Microwave Radar for Measuring Snow Thickness on Sea Ice and Mapping Near-surface Internal Layers in Polar Firn." Journal of Glaciology 59.214 (2013): 244-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/2013JoG12J128en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/18760
dc.descriptionThis is the published version. Copyright 2013 International Glaciological Societyen_US
dc.description.abstractSea ice is generally covered with snow, which can vary in thickness from a few centimeters to >1 m. Snow cover acts as a thermal insulator modulating the heat exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere, and it impacts sea-ice growth rates and overall thickness, a key indicator of climate change in polar regions. Snow depth is required to estimate sea-ice thickness using freeboard measurements made with satellite altimeters. The snow cover also acts as a mechanical load that depresses ice freeboard (snow and ice above sea level). Freeboard depression can result in flooding of the snow/ice interface and the formation of a thick slush layer, particularly in the Antarctic sea-ice cover. The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) has developed an ultra-wideband, microwave radar capable of operation on long-endurance aircraft to characterize the thickness of snow over sea ice. The low-power, 100mW signal is swept from 2 to 8GHz allowing the air/snow and snow/ ice interfaces to be mapped with 5 cm range resolution in snow; this is an improvement over the original system that worked from 2 to 6.5 GHz. From 2009 to 2012, CReSIS successfully operated the radar on the NASA P-3B and DC-8 aircraft to collect data on snow-covered sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic for NASA Operation IceBridge. The radar was found capable of snow depth retrievals ranging from 10cm to >1 m. We also demonstrated that this radar can be used to map near-surface internal layers in polar firn with fine range resolution. Here we describe the instrument design, characteristics and performance of the radar.en_US
dc.publisherInternational Glaciological Societyen_US
dc.titleAn ultra-wideband, microwave radar for measuring snow thickness on sea ice and mapping near-surface internal layers in polar firnen_US
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorLeuschen, Carl
kusw.kuauthorPaden, John
kusw.kuauthorRodriguez-Morales, Fernando
kusw.kuauthorGogineni, Sivaprasad
kusw.kudepartmentElectrical Engr & Comp Scienceen_US
kusw.kudepartmentEngineering Administrationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3189/2013JoG12J128
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher version
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.
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