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SNOW RADAR  

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  • The Wide-band Snow Depth radar is an ultra-wideband radar that operates over the frequency from 2 to 8 GHz to map near-surface internal layers in polar firn with fine vertical resolution. The radar has also been used to measure thickness of snow over sea ice. Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: SNOW RADAR Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Active Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Profilers/Sounders Instrument_Subtype: Radar Sounders Short_Name: SNOW RADAR Long_Name: Wide-band Snow Depth Radar End_Group Creation_Date: 2013-12-20 End_Group (en)

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  • 2013-12-20 07:08:59.0 [aaleman] Insert Concept add broader relation (SNOW RADAR [6cef88d9-ea3c-4f61-80c2-18b48affc583,106065] - Radar Sounders [6c5ca722-0bc7-4ccd-ad24-39b9d8710140,74849]);
  • 2013-12-20 07:09:48.0 [aaleman] added new keyword insert Definition (id: null text: The Wide-band Snow Depth radar is an ultra-wideband radar that operates over the frequency from 2 to 8 GHz to map near-surface internal layers in polar firn with fine vertical resolution. The radar has also been used to measure thickness of snow over sea ice. language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null text: Wide-band Snow Depth Radar language code: en);

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