An improved airborne VHF radar sounder for ice and desert exploration
| Autor: | Giulia Pica, Claudia Facchinetti, G. Salzillo, F. Longo, Claudio Papa, Giovanni Ludeno, Ilaria Catapano, L. Ciofaniello, Giovanni Alberti, Gianluca Gennarelli, G. Palmese, Francesco Soldovieri, Dario Califano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | 2018 17th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), 18-21/06/2018 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Gennarelli, G.; Ludeno, G.; Catapano, I.; Soldovieri, F.; Alberti, G.; Califano, D.; Ciofaniello, L.; Palmese, G.; Papa, C.; Pica, G.; Salzillo, G.; Facchinetti, C.; Longo, F./congresso_nome:2018 17th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)/congresso_luogo:/congresso_data:18-21%2F06%2F2018/anno:2018/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine |
| Popis: | The paper deals with a VH F airborne radar sounder designed for the exploration of ice sheets and arid sub-surfaces. This radar is an improved version of a previously developed prototype and is the product of a project financed by the Italian Space Agency and carried out thanks to the cooperation of Italian research units. The main characteristics of the radar, and a calibration measurement campaign, which has been performed flying over a volcanic area of Lazio region (Central Italy) in September 2017, are herein described. As discussed in the paper, the calibration campaign confirmed a correct system's operation and, in particular, the enhanced along range resolution with respect to the previous prototype. The developed system was, indeed, capable of retrieving the surface topography over a large scale and in a short time. The obtained encouraging results justified the planning of an extensive validation measurement campaign, which will be performed in May 2018 on desert areas. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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