Utilizing the microASAR on the SIERRA UAS for NASA's characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment

Evan Zaugg; David Long; Matthew Edwards; Matthew Fladeland; Richard Kolyer; Ian Crocker; James Maslanik; Ute Herzfeld; Bruce Wallin

doi:10.1117/12.850230

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27 April 2010 Utilizing the microASAR on the SIERRA UAS for NASA's characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment

Evan Zaugg, David Long, Matthew Edwards, Matthew Fladeland, Richard Kolyer, Ian Crocker, James Maslanik, Ute Herzfeld, Bruce Wallin

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Proceedings Volume 7669, Radar Sensor Technology XIV; 76690Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850230
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

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The MicroASAR is a flexible, robust SAR system built on the successful legacy of the BYU ìSAR. It is a compact LFM-CW SAR system designed for low-power operation on small, manned aircraft or UAS. The NASA SIERRA UAS was designed to test new instruments and support flight experiments. NASA used the MicroASAR on the SIERRA during a science field campaign in 2009 to study sea ice roughness and break-up in the Arctic and high northern latitudes. This mission is known as CASIE-09 (Characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment 2009). This paper describes the MicroASAR and its role on the SIERRA UAS platform as part of CASIE-09.

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Evan Zaugg, David Long, Matthew Edwards, Matthew Fladeland, Richard Kolyer, Ian Crocker, James Maslanik, Ute Herzfeld, and Bruce Wallin "Utilizing the microASAR on the SIERRA UAS for NASA's characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment", Proc. SPIE 7669, Radar Sensor Technology XIV, 76690Z (27 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850230

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