A low power consumption radar system for measuring ice thickness and snow/firn accumulation in Antarctica

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Uribe, José A., Zamora, Rodrigo, Gacitúa, Guisella, Rivera Ibáñez, Sergio, Ulloa, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic glaciology; Glaciological instruments and methods; Ground-penetrating radar; Polar firn; Radio-echo sounding; Antarctic; Rivera; Union Glacier; West Antarctica; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3189/2014AoG67A055; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/130711

In order to measure total ice thickness and surface snow accumulation in Antarctica, we have designed and built a surveying system comprising two types of radar. This system is aimed at having low power consumption, low weight/volume and low construction cost. The system has a pulsecompression radar...