Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements.
In 1974, personnel at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) began using an impulse radar system to profile accumulations of ice forms. Through field experience, the system has been modified so that it can be effectively used as a profiling system in a ground or airbo...
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ftdtic:ADA108192 2023-05-15T15:55:49+02:00 Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements. Dean,Arnold M , Jr COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH 1981-10 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA108192 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA108192 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA108192 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment *PROFILOMETERS *RADAR EQUIPMENT *RADAR PULSES COMPUTER PROGRAMS MEASUREMENT ARMY RESEARCH WATER AIRBORNE INTENSITY COLD REGIONS RADAR FRESH WATER PENETRATION SNOW ENGINEERING PULSES LIMITATIONS CONFIGURATIONS LABORATORY PROCEDURES LABORATORIES NOISE RIVERS BANKS(WATERWAYS) SUBSURFACE SEA ICE PERMAFROST ICEBERGS REVETMENTS Frazil ice Water penetrating radar Brash ice Oil detection Underwater radar signals Sheet ice Water(Air Entrained) Ice jams Gas detection LPN-CWIS-31350 Text 1981 ftdtic 2016-02-20T21:03:40Z In 1974, personnel at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) began using an impulse radar system to profile accumulations of ice forms. Through field experience, the system has been modified so that it can be effectively used as a profiling system in a ground or airborne configuration, in certain high-noise environments. The system can penetrate fresh water and media with a high water content. For instance, frazil and brash ice accumulations with approximately 50% water have been profiled to a depth of 25 to 35 ft. As a result of the CRREL modifications, the system has found extensive and varied applications as a low-level remote sensing tool. Applications include profiling ice accumulations (including ice jams), river beds, sheet ice, permafrost, subsurface ice masses, river bank revetments through air-entrained water, snow covers, sea ice, icebergs, and peat bogs. Limited laboratory work has also shown that the impulse radar system may be able to detect oil and gas under sea ice. Selected applications and data are presented. Since it has been used mainly for research, the CRREL system needs further development to make it useful to operational units. Additional development of hardware and software is recommended. Text Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Ice permafrost Sea ice Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment *PROFILOMETERS *RADAR EQUIPMENT *RADAR PULSES COMPUTER PROGRAMS MEASUREMENT ARMY RESEARCH WATER AIRBORNE INTENSITY COLD REGIONS RADAR FRESH WATER PENETRATION SNOW ENGINEERING PULSES LIMITATIONS CONFIGURATIONS LABORATORY PROCEDURES LABORATORIES NOISE RIVERS BANKS(WATERWAYS) SUBSURFACE SEA ICE PERMAFROST ICEBERGS REVETMENTS Frazil ice Water penetrating radar Brash ice Oil detection Underwater radar signals Sheet ice Water(Air Entrained) Ice jams Gas detection LPN-CWIS-31350 |
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Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment *PROFILOMETERS *RADAR EQUIPMENT *RADAR PULSES COMPUTER PROGRAMS MEASUREMENT ARMY RESEARCH WATER AIRBORNE INTENSITY COLD REGIONS RADAR FRESH WATER PENETRATION SNOW ENGINEERING PULSES LIMITATIONS CONFIGURATIONS LABORATORY PROCEDURES LABORATORIES NOISE RIVERS BANKS(WATERWAYS) SUBSURFACE SEA ICE PERMAFROST ICEBERGS REVETMENTS Frazil ice Water penetrating radar Brash ice Oil detection Underwater radar signals Sheet ice Water(Air Entrained) Ice jams Gas detection LPN-CWIS-31350 Dean,Arnold M , Jr Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements. |
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Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment *PROFILOMETERS *RADAR EQUIPMENT *RADAR PULSES COMPUTER PROGRAMS MEASUREMENT ARMY RESEARCH WATER AIRBORNE INTENSITY COLD REGIONS RADAR FRESH WATER PENETRATION SNOW ENGINEERING PULSES LIMITATIONS CONFIGURATIONS LABORATORY PROCEDURES LABORATORIES NOISE RIVERS BANKS(WATERWAYS) SUBSURFACE SEA ICE PERMAFROST ICEBERGS REVETMENTS Frazil ice Water penetrating radar Brash ice Oil detection Underwater radar signals Sheet ice Water(Air Entrained) Ice jams Gas detection LPN-CWIS-31350 |
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In 1974, personnel at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) began using an impulse radar system to profile accumulations of ice forms. Through field experience, the system has been modified so that it can be effectively used as a profiling system in a ground or airborne configuration, in certain high-noise environments. The system can penetrate fresh water and media with a high water content. For instance, frazil and brash ice accumulations with approximately 50% water have been profiled to a depth of 25 to 35 ft. As a result of the CRREL modifications, the system has found extensive and varied applications as a low-level remote sensing tool. Applications include profiling ice accumulations (including ice jams), river beds, sheet ice, permafrost, subsurface ice masses, river bank revetments through air-entrained water, snow covers, sea ice, icebergs, and peat bogs. Limited laboratory work has also shown that the impulse radar system may be able to detect oil and gas under sea ice. Selected applications and data are presented. Since it has been used mainly for research, the CRREL system needs further development to make it useful to operational units. Additional development of hardware and software is recommended. |
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Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements. |
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Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements. |
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Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements. |
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Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements. |
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Electromagnetic Subsurface Measurements. |
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electromagnetic subsurface measurements. |
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Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Ice permafrost Sea ice |
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Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Ice permafrost Sea ice |
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