Airborne Altimetry Measurements in the Arctic Using a Compact Multi-Band Radar System: Initial Results

Fernando  Rodríguez-Morales; Jilu Li; Carlton  Leuschen; Sine M. Hvidegaard; René Forsberg

doi:10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9323804

Airborne Altimetry Measurements in the Arctic Using a Compact Multi-Band Radar System: Initial Results

Fernando Rodríguez-Morales, Jilu Li, Carlton Leuschen, Sine M. Hvidegaard, René Forsberg

University of Kansas

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We developed an airborne radar system capable of simultaneous operation at Ku- and Ka- bands. The system is compact and lightweight, and supports coincident altimetry measurements in both bands with ultra-wide bandwidth (up to 6 GHz). Wide-band data can be used to obtain fine vertical resolution or sub-banded to match the operational parameters of orbital instruments. We installed the system onboard a Twin Otter aircraft and collected data over the East Greenland ice sheet margin and on Arctic marine ice during a test field campaign conducted in the summer of 2019. The work was carried as an international collaboration to support the validation of ESA's CryoSat-2 and NASA's ICESat-2 measurements. In this paper, we present an overview of the instrument and its airborne test configuration and field operation; provide initial results from field trials; and outline the potential application of dual-band airborne radar data for the validation of satellite instruments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2020
Pages	3019-3022
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-6374-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9323804
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Virtual symposium, Waikoloa, United States Duration: 26 Sept 2020 → 2 Oct 2020 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9323073/proceeding

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Conference	2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Location	Virtual symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa
Period	26/09/2020 → 02/10/2020
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9323073/proceeding

Series	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings
ISSN	2153-7003

Keywords

Ku-band radar
Ka-band radar
Dualband radar altimetry
UWB radar

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Rodríguez-Morales, F, Li, J, Leuschen, C, Hvidegaard, SM & Forsberg, R 2020, Airborne Altimetry Measurements in the Arctic Using a Compact Multi-Band Radar System: Initial Results. in IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, pp. 3019-3022, 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States, 26/09/2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9323804

Airborne Altimetry Measurements in the Arctic Using a Compact Multi-Band Radar System: Initial Results. / Rodríguez-Morales, Fernando ; Li, Jilu; Leuschen, Carlton et al.
IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE, 2020. p. 3019-3022 (IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings).

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