Remote Sensing
Up one levelRemote sensing by satellite and airborne (UAV) sensors will complement the ground data collected on the traverse. This will greatly expand the area coverage of comparable data on snow and firn properties in the region visited by the traverse.
GPR-SAR comparison
Comparison of data from satellite-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar instruments and ground-based Ground Penetrating Radars by the University of Oslo, Norut AS and the University of Maine.
UAV
The Cryowing UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) of Norut AS will fly research instrumentation over a wide area during the traverse.
Cryowing II - The Movie
Movie clip (6 MB) showing a flight test of the Cryowing II Unmanned Aearial Vehicle (UAV)