The ACRAS Workshop
Cambridge, UK
21 and 22 May 2007
The ACRAS workshop considered advanced techniques for
reducing surface
clutter and ionospheric impacts and enhance resolution for
satellite-borne low-frequency radar below-surface sounding.
The Scribe's Notes and Presentations
from the Workshop provide a valuable record of the most recent concepts
and thoughts from some of the World's leading experts in this field.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has been very
successful at developing and demonstrating techniques that have
revolutionised our knowledge of the surface of the Earth and other
planets. Much of the
scientifically important information however, including dynamics, is
only revealed by penetrating beneath the surface.
The pathfinder MARSIS mission has provided a very clear pointer
as to what can be achieved.
Low frequency radar offers the possibility of below surface
investigations but does however provide challenges when endeavouring to
achieve the acquisition of high-resolution data.
Surface clutter and ionospheric disturbance both impact on
measurements.
The workshop also considered innovative techniques that can enhance
the performance of ice sounding radars for terrestrial and planetary
applications, with the objective being to develop future missions that
are capable of obtaining scientifically valuable information on the
internal and basal properties of ice in Antarctica,
Sponsored by ESA and supported by the British Antarctic Survey, Vexcel
UK,
DLR, MPS and EADS Astrium.
Schedule and presentations can be found here.
