Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy
Radio-echo sounding is a standard technique for imaging the englacial stratigraphy of glaciers and ice sheets. In most cases, internal reflection horizons (IRHs) represent former glacier surfaces and comprise information about past accumulation, ice deformation and allow to link ice core chronologie...
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ftnonlinearchiv:oai:noa.gwlb.de:cop_mods_00070444 2024-01-14T10:07:40+01:00 Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy Oraschewski, Falk M. Koch, Inka Ershadi, M. Reza Hawkins, Jonathan Eisen, Olaf Drews, Reinhard 2023-12 electronic https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2731 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00070444 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00068793/egusphere-2023-2731.pdf https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2023-2731/egusphere-2023-2731.pdf eng eng Copernicus Publications https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2731 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00070444 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00068793/egusphere-2023-2731.pdf https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2023-2731/egusphere-2023-2731.pdf https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ uneingeschränkt info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article Verlagsveröffentlichung article Text doc-type:article 2023 ftnonlinearchiv https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2731 2023-12-18T00:22:46Z Radio-echo sounding is a standard technique for imaging the englacial stratigraphy of glaciers and ice sheets. In most cases, internal reflection horizons (IRHs) represent former glacier surfaces and comprise information about past accumulation, ice deformation and allow to link ice core chronologies. IRHs in the lower third of the ice column are often difficult to detect or coherently trace. In the polar ice sheets, progress in IRH detection has been made by using multistatic, phase-coherent radars, enabling synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) processing. However, these radar systems are often not suitable for deployment on mountain glaciers. We present a proof-of-concept study for a lightweight, phase-coherent, and ground-based radar system, based on the phase-sensitive radio echo-sounder (pRES). To improve the detectability of IRHs we additionally adapted a layer-optimized SAR (LO-SAR) processing scheme to this setup. We showcase the system capability at Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy, and detect significantly deeper and older IRHs compared to previously deployed pulsed radar systems. Continuous IRHs are now apparent down to the base of the glacier. Corresponding reflection mechanisms for this glacier are linked to a stratified acidic impurity which was deposited at a higher rate due to increased industrial activity in the area. Possible improvements of the system are discussed. If successfully implemented, these may provide a new way to map the deep internal structure of Colle Gnifetti and other mountain glaciers more extensively in future deployments. Article in Journal/Newspaper ice core Niedersächsisches Online-Archiv NOA |
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article Verlagsveröffentlichung Oraschewski, Falk M. Koch, Inka Ershadi, M. Reza Hawkins, Jonathan Eisen, Olaf Drews, Reinhard Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy |
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Radio-echo sounding is a standard technique for imaging the englacial stratigraphy of glaciers and ice sheets. In most cases, internal reflection horizons (IRHs) represent former glacier surfaces and comprise information about past accumulation, ice deformation and allow to link ice core chronologies. IRHs in the lower third of the ice column are often difficult to detect or coherently trace. In the polar ice sheets, progress in IRH detection has been made by using multistatic, phase-coherent radars, enabling synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) processing. However, these radar systems are often not suitable for deployment on mountain glaciers. We present a proof-of-concept study for a lightweight, phase-coherent, and ground-based radar system, based on the phase-sensitive radio echo-sounder (pRES). To improve the detectability of IRHs we additionally adapted a layer-optimized SAR (LO-SAR) processing scheme to this setup. We showcase the system capability at Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy, and detect significantly deeper and older IRHs compared to previously deployed pulsed radar systems. Continuous IRHs are now apparent down to the base of the glacier. Corresponding reflection mechanisms for this glacier are linked to a stratified acidic impurity which was deposited at a higher rate due to increased industrial activity in the area. Possible improvements of the system are discussed. If successfully implemented, these may provide a new way to map the deep internal structure of Colle Gnifetti and other mountain glaciers more extensively in future deployments. |
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Oraschewski, Falk M. Koch, Inka Ershadi, M. Reza Hawkins, Jonathan Eisen, Olaf Drews, Reinhard |
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Oraschewski, Falk M. Koch, Inka Ershadi, M. Reza Hawkins, Jonathan Eisen, Olaf Drews, Reinhard |
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Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy |
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Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy |
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Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy |
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Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy |
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Layer-optimized SAR processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland/Italy |
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layer-optimized sar processing with a mobile phase-sensitive radar for detecting the deep englacial stratigraphy of colle gnifetti, switzerland/italy |
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