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Three frequencies of radar allow more accurate analysis of reflectivity
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John Paden, graduate student, EECS, University of Kansas, 2002. |
Modified Transcript: Our radar
is operating at three different frequencies, whereas most radars
operate at one frequency. The reason we are operating at three different
frequencies is because we want to know both the reflectivity at
the bottom of the ice and what the basal conditions are. We are
interested in whether the bedrock is wet or dry under the ice. If
it is wet then we want to be able to tell how thick the water layer
is. That is what we mean by basal conditions. There are a lot of
unknowns that come about because this hasn't been done before. If
we use only one frequency to take measurements, then we might have
to guess what caused a really bright signal. For example, it might
be a peak of a mountain which causes a high reflectance or it might
be a water interface there causing a high reflectance back. We plan
to use three different frequencies to allow us to eliminate enough
of the unknowns to get a clearer understanding of the signal. In
other words, if we have three unknowns and three different measurements
we can find out what all of the unknowns are.
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