Objective
Measure the snow depth and snow layers. The goal is to estimate the snow water equivalent (SWE) and determine if an avalanche could occur. We were able to demonstrate the ability to measure the snow depth in multiple measurement campaigns and were able to observe the snow layers.
Papers
- S. Prager, G. Sexstone, D. McGrath, J. Fulton and M. Moghaddam, “Snow Depth Retrieval With an Autonomous UAV-Mounted Software-Defined Radar,” in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-16, 2022, Art no. 5104816, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3117509.
- Melebari, Asem, Sepehr Eskandari, and Mahta Moghaddam. “Avalanche Hazard Detection Using an Ultrawideband Software-Defined Radar Mounted on a UAV.” In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2024, no. 465, pp. C23C-0465. 2024.
