Operation of the Snow Thickness Radar requires experienced personnel on board the aircraft.

Summary

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).


Manufacturer TU Harburg
Model 8-12 GHz radar system
Serial No. n/a
Type radar system
REGISTRY-Link ↪ REGISTRY (6796)


Contacts

Name Institution Role
Daniel Steinhage Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Device Contact

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.


Name Model Serial Number REGISTRY-Link
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)


Specifications of the Rackmount Unit (without mounting)

Specifications of Horn Antennas (without mounting)

Position

                    
InfoThe 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. 


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Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameter

                

                    
                        

                            
                                Parameter
                            
                            
                                O2ARegistry Output Type
                            
                            
                                Unit
                            
                        

                    
                    
            
                        

                            travel-times of amplitudes (speed)
                            speed
                            ns
                        


                        

                            travel-times of amplitudes (amplitude)
                            amplitude
                            dB
                        


                    

                
Rawdata storage on board
Data archiving on land
Documentation