Operation of the Ultra-Wideband Microwave Snow Radar requires experienced personnel on board the aircraft.

Summary

The snow radar or ultra wideband microwave radar (UWB/M) is for mapping near surface internal layers with very fine resolution and measuring the thickness of snow over sea ice. The system is designed to operate in Frequency-Modulated and Continuous Wave (FMCW) mode for low-altitude measurements (500-1000 m) and stretch mode for high-altitude measurements 2500 m and above.


Manufacturer Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS)
Model UWB-Snow 2-18 GHz
Serial No. n/a
Type radar system
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Contacts

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

Components and Specifications

The UWB-M Snow Radar comprises a transmitting and a receiving horn antenna. Furthermore several rack units with a standard width of 480mm are required (see images and documentation). An 115 VAC / 60 Hz Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) ensures constant power supply to the system. The system excl. the rack itself and the UPS weights about 80 kg.

Position

InfoHorn antennas are installed in the underfloor of the aircraft. Electronics and data aquisition are installed in a rack in the cabin.
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Data logging, storage and archiving

Logged parameter

No parameters available.

Rawdata storage on board

Data archiving on land
Documentation