Glacier monitoring using real-aperture 94 GHz radar

Authors :: Harcourt, William D.
Robertson, Duncan A.
Macfarlane, David G.
Rea, Brice R.
Spagnolo, Matteo
Benn, Douglas I.
James, Mike R.
Harcourt, William D.
Robertson, Duncan A.
Macfarlane, David G.
Rea, Brice R.
Spagnolo, Matteo
Benn, Douglas I.
James, Mike R.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Close-range sensors are employed to observe glaciological processes that operate over short timescales (e.g. iceberg calving, glacial lake outburst floods, diurnal surface melting). However, under poor weather conditions optical instruments fail while the operation of radar systems below 17 GHz do not have sufficient angular resolution to map glacier surfaces in detail. This letter reviews the potential of millimetre-wave radar at 94 GHz to obtain high-resolution 3-D measurements of glaciers under most weather conditions. We discuss the theory of 94 GHz radar for glaciology studies, demonstrate its potential to map a glacier calving front and summarise future research priorities.

Database :: OAIster
Notes :: Harcourt, William D. and Robertson, Duncan A. and Macfarlane, David G. and Rea, Brice R. and Spagnolo, Matteo and Benn, Douglas I. and James, Mike R. (2023) Glacier monitoring using real-aperture 94 GHz radar. Annals of Glaciology. ISSN 0260-3055
Publication Type :: Electronic Resource
Accession number :: edsoai.on1396682956
Document Type :: Electronic Resource