Glaciological Radar Systems
Our research group has developed a growing suite of bespoke ice penetrating radar systems. We are always happy to discuss their potential use and availability for deployment as part of glaciological field experiments with collaborators and colleagues. Email the relevant collaboration contact below if you’re interested in one of our instruments.
SORA
Sled-borne ORCA Reconfigured from Airborne
A compact, towable, chirped VHF radar sounder
Creator: Anna Broome and Thomas Teisberg
Citation: 10.1109/TGRS.2024.3446368
Collaboration Contact: Dustin Schroeder, Stanford University, dustinms@stanford.edu
PEREGRINE
Platform for Experimental Radio Echo Geophysics in Remote Ice Navigation and Exploration
A compact, short-range UAV radar sounding system
Creator: Thomas Teisberg
Citation: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9883583.
Collaboration Contact: Jamin Greenbaum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, jsg@ucsd.edu
Photo by Eliza Dawson
CRABS
CMP RFoF ApRES Based Sounder
Bistatic Frequency over Fiber (RFoF) wrapper for the ApRES for CMP Surveys
Creator: Danny May
Citation: 10.1017/jog.2025.10114
Collaboration Contact: Danny May, Stanford University, dfxmay@stanford.edu
PRAWN
Polar RFoF ApRES Wrapper with N-channels
A Radar Frequency over Fiber (RFoF) wrapper for the ApRES to enable larger transmit arrays
Creator: Danny May and Oliver Pranis
Citation: (in review)
Collaboration Contact: Danny May, Stanford University, dfxmay@stanford.edu
MAPPER
Multi-frequency Active Passive Polar Exploration Radar
A towable, multi-frequency, chirped VHF radar sounder / radiometer
Creator: Anna Broome
Citation: 10.1109/TGRS.2025.3573945
Collaboration Contact: Nicole Bienert, University of Colorado, niho5715@colorado.edu
EYAS
Equipment for Y-Axis Sounding
An un-cabled bistatic system for variable offset sounding with the ApRES system
Creator: Nicole Bienert and Danny May
Citation: 10.1109/TGRS.2022.3147172
Collaboration Contact: Nicole Bienert, University of Colorado, niho5715@colorado.edu
Passive Radar Sounder
A subsurface radar system using signals of opportunity