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Operation of the Snow Thickness Radar requires experienced personnel on board the aircraft. |
Summary
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contenttype | Summary |
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The Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) System is used for snow thickness measurements on sea ice with a vertical resolution in centimeter range (2 cm). |
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urn | aircraft:bt-67:fmcw_snow |
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contenttype | Metadata |
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Manufacturer | TU Harburg |
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Model | 8-12 GHz radar system |
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Serial No. | n/a |
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Type | radar system |
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REGISTRY-Link | ↪ REGISTRY (6796) |
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Contacts
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urn | aircraft:bt-67:fmcw_snow |
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contenttype | Contacts |
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Name | Institution | Role |
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Daniel Steinhage | Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research | Device Contact |
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Components and Specifications
The FMCW snow system comprises a transmitting and a receiving horn antenna. Two different antenna setups are available. A rackmount unit containing the electronics is installed close to the antennas. The installation also comprises an amplifier and a cooling unit. The system is operated from an external PC.
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contenttype | Subdevices |
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Name | Model | Serial Number | REGISTRY-Link |
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Snow thickness radar 8-12 GHz horn antenna | LB-90-20 | J2021090417144 | ↪ REGISTRY (7020) | Snow thickness radar 8-12 GHz horn antenna | LB-90-20 | J2021090417145 | ↪ REGISTRY (7021) | Snow thickness radar 8-12 GHz horn antenna | LB-90-25 | J2021100223002 | ↪ REGISTRY (7040) | Snow thickness radar 8-12 GHz horn antenna | LB-90-25 | J2021100223008 | ↪ REGISTRY (7042) | Snow thickness radar 8-12 GHz horn antenna | LB-90-25 | J2021100223003 | ↪ REGISTRY (7043) | Snow thickness radar 8-12 GHz rackmount unit | 8-12 GHz radar system | 1 | ↪ REGISTRY (7022) |
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Specifications of the Rackmount Unit (without mounting)
Specifications of Horn Antennas (without mounting)
Position
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contenttype | LocalFrame |
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Info | The transmitting and receiving horn antenna are installed on openings in the underfloor compartment. The electronic control unit is installed on the floor fastened on seat rails. | X | 0.0 none (no description given) | Y | 0.0 none (no description given) | Z | 0.0 none (no description given) |
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Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameter
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urn | aircraft:bt-67:fmcw_snow |
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contenttype | Parameters |
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Parameter | O2ARegistry Output Type | Unit |
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travel-times of amplitudes (amplitude) | amplitude | dB | travel-times of amplitudes (speed) | speed | ns |
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Rawdata storage on board
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Data archiving on land
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Documentation
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contenttype | Resources |
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