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 National Science
Foundation Award #0122520 |
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ITR/SI+AP: A Mobile Sensor Web for Polar Ice Sheet Measurements |
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| Investigator(s): |
S. Prasad Gogineni (PI)
; Christopher Allen (Co-PI)
; David Braaten (Co-PI)
; Victor Frost (Co-PI)
; Glenn Prescott (Co-PI)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Kansas Center for Research Inc, KS 66045 7858643441
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| Start Date/Expiration Date |
2001-10-01 to 2006-09-30 (amended 2005-06-30) |
| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$5,526,493 |
| Abstract: 0122520
Gogineni
Sea level has been rising over the last century. Although the immediate impact of sea level rise may be less severe than other effects of global climate change, the long-term consequences can be much more devastating since nearly 60% of the world population lives in coastal regions. Scientists have postulated that excess water is being released from polar ice sheets due to long-term, global climate change, but there are insufficient data to confirm these theories. Understanding the interactions between the ice sheets, oceans and atmosphere is essential to quantifying the role of ice sheets in sea level rise. Toward that end, this research project involves the innovative application of information technology in the development and deployment of intelligent radar sensors for measuring key glaciological parameters.
Radar instrumentation will consist of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that can operate in bistatic or monostatic mode. One important application of the SAR will be in the determination of basal conditions, particularly the presence and distribution of basal water. Basal water lubricates the ice/bed interface, enhancing flow, and increasing the amount of ice discharged into the ocean. Another application of the SAR will be to measure ice thickness and map internal layers in both shallow and deep ice. Information on near-surface internal layers will be used to estimate the average, recent accumulation rate, while the deeper layers provide a history of past accumulation and flow rates. A tracked vehicle and an automated snowmobile will be used to test and demonstrate the utility of an intelligent radar in glaciological investigations.
The system will be developed to collect, process and analyze data in real time and in conjunction with a priori information derived from archived sources. The combined real time and archived information will be used onboard the vehicles to select and generate an optimum sensor configuration. This project thus involves innovative research in intelligent systems, sounding radars and ice sheet modeling. In addition it has a very strong public outreach and education program, which include near-real-time image broadcasts via the world wide web |
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| NSF Org: |
OPP - Office of Polar Programs |
| Award Number: |
0122520 |
| Award Instrument: |
Continuing grant |
| Program Manager: |
Julie Palais
OPP Office of Polar Programs
OPP Office of Polar Programs
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| NSF Program(s): |
ANTARCTIC GLACIOLOGY, EXP PROG TO STIM COMP RES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARC, ITR LARGE GRANTS, ITR MEDIUM (GROUP) GRANTS |
| Field Application(s): |
Polar Programs-Related |
| Program Reference Code(s): |
EXP PROG TO STIM COMP RES, 9150
HIGH END COMPUTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, 1652
LARGE SCALE NETWORKING, 1656
RES EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD-SUPPLT, 9251
UNASSIGNED, 0000 |
| Program Element Code(s): |
5116
EXP PROG TO STIM COMP RES, 9150
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARC, 1640
ITR LARGE GRANTS, 1688
ITR MEDIUM (GROUP) GRANTS, 1687
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