Snow thickness radar system

Summary form only given. A real-time snow thickness radar system is to be test flown in March 1997. This system is designed to be an additional sensor for the Canadian Coast Guard's Ice Probe real-time ice thickness sensor. The system has been developed around the GSSI 500 MHz ground penetrating radar system. This commercial system has been extensively modified to build-in to the radar package the following items: the power supply, radar control processes the radar data to determine flying height and snow thickness. The snow thickness radar results are outputted via RS-232 serial link. The snow thickness processing is based on the condition expected when flying over sea ice.