Ground penetrating radar and differential global positioning system data collected in April 2016 from Fire Island, New York

Data Series ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnell S. Forde ◽  
Julie C. Bernier ◽  
Jennifer L. Miselis
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Fire Island ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
System Data ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Differential Global Positioning System

scholarly journals Improved Measurements and Analysis of Spatial Snow Cover by Combining a Ground Based Radar System With a Differential Global Positioning System Receiver

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolf-Dietrich Marchand ◽  
Oddbjørn Bruland ◽  
Ånund Killingtveit
Keyword(s):  
Snow Cover ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Snow Depth ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Snow Accumulation ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Log File ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Differential Global Positioning System

The paper describes the realization of a new snow measurement system where a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is connected to a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) receiver. A snow scooter pulled a radar antenna, a distance wheel triggered the radar pulses and the reflections were stored in a control unit. A marker was set on the radar file each time a position was logged on the DGPS receiver. Thus, each position was directly related to a snow depth measured by the GPR. The obtained accuracy of the position was in the range of 5-10 m and manual calibration measurements were used to ensure good quality of the snow depth data. The system was tested in the Norwegian catchment Aursunden during the period of maximum snow accumulation, 12th – 23rd April 1999. Landscape features were analyzed with a Geographic Information System (GIS) and extensive snow measurements were worked out in representative areas. The obtained data on the snow cover were later used for statistical analysis. In addition to the efficiency which makes it possible to measure large areas in a relatively short time, the major advances in the described system is that the obtained data can be used directly in a computer aided GIS. Nevertheless, further improvement is needed because of 1) the possibility for ambiguous connection between snow depth log and position log, 2) the distance between consecutive positions is not constant since it is time dependent, 3) the algorithm for automatically detection of the ground reflection from the radar log-file still needs interference from the user.

scholarly journals Glacier changes in southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard,1901–2000

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 219-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Pälli ◽  
John C. Moore ◽  
Jacek Jania ◽  
Piotr Glowacki
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Glacier Changes ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Glaciated Valley ◽  
Ground Penetrating

AbstractHigh-resolution ground-penetrating radar surveys at 50 MHz on the polythermal glaciers Hornbreen, Hambergbreen and several surrounding glaciers in southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, are presented and interpreted. Accurate positioning was obtained using differential global positioning system (DGPS). Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the bedrock and surface were constructed. Comparison of DGPS data and surface DEMs with data from the topographic mappings from 1936 oblique stereoscopic aerial photographs and from Mission Russe in 1899–1901 shows that the Hornbreen and Hambergbreen surfaces are about 60–100 m thinner today in the upper part than at the beginning of the 20th century. Hornbreen has retreated by 13.5 km from the central part of the front, and Hambergbreen by 16 km. All the fronts of the nearby east-coast glaciers in this area have retreated. The bedrock DEM shows that the Hornbreen and Hambergbreen beds lie at –25 to 25 m a.s.l. The combination of sub-sea-level fronts and increasing steepness of the glaciers suggests that the low-lying glaciated valley filled by Hornbreen and Hambergbreen may become a partially inundated ice-free isthmus within perhaps 100 years.

scholarly journals Development of Time-location Weighted Spatial Measures Using Global Positioning System Data

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. e2013005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daikwon Han ◽  
Kiyoung Lee ◽  
Jongyun Kim ◽  
Deborah H. Bennett ◽  
Diana Cassady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Spatial Measures ◽  
System Data
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