Snow depth retrieval with an autonomous UAV-mounted software-defined radar

S Prager, G Sexstone, D McGrath… - … on Geoscience and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present results from a field campaign to measure seasonal snow depth at Cameron
Pass, Colorado, using a synthetic ultrawideband software-defined radar (SDRadar) …

Airborne Measurements of Snow Thickness: Using ultrawide-band frequency-modulated-continuous-wave radars

JB Yan, S Gogineni… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Frequency-modulated-continuous-wave (FM-CW) radar has been used extensively for the
airborne measurement of snow thickness over sea ice and the mapping of annual …

A UAS-based ultra-wideband radar system for soil moisture measurements

S Kaundinya, E Arnold… - 2018 IEEE Radar …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 2-18 GHz ultra-wideband radar system was designed for soil moisture measurements. We
are integrating the system into a small-unmanned helicopter, with a maximum payload …

A Practical Approach to FMCW Radar Deconvolution in the Sea Ice Domain

T Newman, J Stroeve, V Nandan, R Willatt… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a practical step-by-step approach to Frequency Modulated Continuous
Wave (FMCW) radar nonlinearity correction (deconvolution), utilizing surface-based Ku-and …

Shallow-layers-detection ice sounding radar for mapping of polar ice sheets

B Zhao, Y Zhang, S Lang, Y Liu, F Zhang… - … on Geoscience and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The accumulation rate is a key parameter in computing the mass balance of glaciers and ice
sheets to estimate sea level rise. A shallow-layers-detection ice sounding radar (SLDISR) is …

Multichannel UWB microwave radar front-end for fine-resolution measurements of terrestrial snow cover

F Rodriguez-Morales, V Occhiogrosso… - … Conference on Radar …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed a multichannel ultra-wideband radar RF front-end for measurements of snow
cover thickness. We accomplished a significant reduction in weight, volume, power …

A novel range processing method of surface-based FMCW ice-sounding radar for accurately mapping the internal reflecting horizons in Antarctica

S Lang, X Cui, Y Zhao, B Xu, X Liu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we establish the nonlinear signal model of the surface-based frequency-
modulated continuous wave ice-sounding radar, and propose a novel range processing …

Two-Dimensional Imaging of FMCW Ice Sounding Radar Data via the Modified Frequency Scaling Algorithm

B Zhao, Y Wu, Y Xu, Y Zhang, X Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose a novel processing algorithm for frequency-modulated continuous-
wave (FMCW) ice sounding radar, which addresses the along-track focusing of internal …

A Multi-Channel UWB Airborne Microwave Radar for Swath Mapping of Snow Layers

F Rodriguez-Morales, J Paden, H Mai… - IGARSS 2024-2024 …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed a multi-channel, ultra-wideband, microwave radar for swath mapping of snow
layers on land, sea ice and ice sheets. The system operates in the 2-18 GHz band (up to 16 …

Radar research at the University of Kansas

SD Blunt, C Allen, E Arnold, R Hale… - Radar Sensor …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Radar research has been synonymous with the University of Kansas (KU) for over half a
century. As part of this special session organized to highlight significant radar programs in …