Operation IceBridge - Radar
The University of Kansas's Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) operates a variety of radar instruments on the IceBridge P-3B and DC-8 airborne laboratories. Each of these instruments uses a different frequency band, which gives them the ability to examine the entire ice column, ranging from the surface, through accumulated snow and all the way down to the bedrock below.
Radar Instruments Used:
Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS)
Snow Radar
Accumulation Radar
Ku-Band Radar Altimeter
High Capability Radar Sounder (HiCARS)
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Videographer
- Jefferson Beck (USRA)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, December 9, 2019.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM EDT.