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FAU Erlangen used a drone-based radar system to investigate stratification in firn and ice. The ultra-wideband FMCW radar system can resolve stratifications in the order of a few cm at a depth of several tens of metres. The picture shows the octocopter on a measurement flight in front of the impressive panorama of the Jungfrau (picture on the top). A field test camp was set up on the Jungfraufirn by FAU Erlangen, BU Wuppertal and RWTH Aachen for melt drilling in the glacier. The melting probe is additionally equipped with radar, sonar and permittivity sensors in order to be able to draw conclusions about the stratification in the glacier. In addition, the camp is used as a starting point for measurements with mobile radar equipment. The team carried out measurements on the Jungfraufirn over a period of 3 weeks in March/April 2023 (picture on the bottom). Pictures: © LHFT, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

FAU Erlangen used a drone-based radar system to investigate stratification in firn and ice. The ultra-wideband FMCW radar system can resolve stratifications in the order of a few cm at a depth of several tens of metres. The picture shows the octocopter on a measurement flight in front of the impressive panorama of the Jungfrau (picture on the top).
A field test camp was set up on the Jungfraufirn by FAU Erlangen, BU Wuppertal and RWTH Aachen for melt drilling in the glacier. The melting probe is additionally equipped with radar, sonar and permittivity sensors in order to be able to draw conclusions about the stratification in the glacier. In addition, the camp is used as a starting point for measurements with mobile radar equipment. The team carried out measurements on the Jungfraufirn over a period of 3 weeks in March/April 2023 (picture on the bottom).
Pictures: © LHFT, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg