Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar
Field observations support the interpretation that differences in the strength of radar returns from the ice covers of lakes on the North Slope of Alaska can be used to determine where the lake is frozen completely to the bottom. An ice/frozen soil interface is indicated by a weak return and an ice/...
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ftdtic:ADA108342 2023-05-15T16:37:10+02:00 Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar Weeks, W. F. Gow, A. J. Schertler, R. J. COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH 1981-10 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA108342 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA108342 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA108342 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Snow Ice and Permafrost Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *LAKES PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ALASKA BATHYMETRY SIDE LOOKING RADAR RADAR REFLECTIONS NORTH(DIRECTION) SURFACE TRUTH AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ICE LAKE ICE NORTH SLOPE(ALASKA) Text 1981 ftdtic 2016-02-22T16:18:26Z Field observations support the interpretation that differences in the strength of radar returns from the ice covers of lakes on the North Slope of Alaska can be used to determine where the lake is frozen completely to the bottom. An ice/frozen soil interface is indicated by a weak return and an ice/ water interface by a strong return. The immediate value of this result is that SLAR (side-looking airborne radar) imagery can now be used to prepare maps of large areas of the North Slope showing where the lakes are shallower or deeper than 1.7m (the approximate draft of the lake ice at the time of the SLAR flights). The bathymetry of these shallow lakes is largely unknown and is not obvious from their sizes or outlines. Such information could be very useful, for example in finding suitable year-round water supplies. Text Ice north slope permafrost Alaska Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Snow Ice and Permafrost Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *LAKES PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ALASKA BATHYMETRY SIDE LOOKING RADAR RADAR REFLECTIONS NORTH(DIRECTION) SURFACE TRUTH AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ICE LAKE ICE NORTH SLOPE(ALASKA) |
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Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Snow Ice and Permafrost Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *LAKES PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ALASKA BATHYMETRY SIDE LOOKING RADAR RADAR REFLECTIONS NORTH(DIRECTION) SURFACE TRUTH AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ICE LAKE ICE NORTH SLOPE(ALASKA) Weeks, W. F. Gow, A. J. Schertler, R. J. Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar |
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Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Snow Ice and Permafrost Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment Radiofrequency Wave Propagation *LAKES PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ALASKA BATHYMETRY SIDE LOOKING RADAR RADAR REFLECTIONS NORTH(DIRECTION) SURFACE TRUTH AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ICE LAKE ICE NORTH SLOPE(ALASKA) |
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Field observations support the interpretation that differences in the strength of radar returns from the ice covers of lakes on the North Slope of Alaska can be used to determine where the lake is frozen completely to the bottom. An ice/frozen soil interface is indicated by a weak return and an ice/ water interface by a strong return. The immediate value of this result is that SLAR (side-looking airborne radar) imagery can now be used to prepare maps of large areas of the North Slope showing where the lakes are shallower or deeper than 1.7m (the approximate draft of the lake ice at the time of the SLAR flights). The bathymetry of these shallow lakes is largely unknown and is not obvious from their sizes or outlines. Such information could be very useful, for example in finding suitable year-round water supplies. |
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COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH |
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Weeks, W. F. Gow, A. J. Schertler, R. J. |
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Weeks, W. F. Gow, A. J. Schertler, R. J. |
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Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar |
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Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar |
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Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar |
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Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar |
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Ground-Truth Observations of Ice-Covered North Slope Lakes Imaged by Radar |
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ground-truth observations of ice-covered north slope lakes imaged by radar |
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Ice north slope permafrost Alaska |
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Ice north slope permafrost Alaska |
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