Brief communication: An empirical relation between center frequency and measured thickness for radar sounding  of temperate glaciers

MacGregor, Joseph A.; Studinger, Michael; Arnold, Emily; Leuschen, Carlton J.; Rodríguez-Morales, Fernando; Paden, John D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2569-2021

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2569-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2569-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

Brief communication

|

07 Jun 2021

Brief communication |

| 07 Jun 2021

Brief communication: An empirical relation between center frequency and measured thickness for radar sounding of temperate glaciers

Joseph A. MacGregor, Michael Studinger, Emily Arnold, Carlton J. Leuschen, Fernando Rodríguez-Morales, and John D. Paden

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2569-2021-supplement

Model code and software

joemacgregor/temperate_sounding: published version (Version v1.0) Joe MacGregor https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4895135

Short summary

We combine multiple recent global glacier datasets and extend one of them (GlaThiDa) to evaluate past performance of radar-sounding surveys of the thickness of Earth's temperate glaciers. An empirical envelope for radar performance as a function of center frequency is determined, its limitations are discussed and its relevance to future radar-sounder survey and system designs is considered.