Second generation of AVTIS FMCW millimeter wave radars for mapping volcanic terrain

David Graham MacFarlane; Duncan Alexander Robertson; Scott Lindsay Cassidy

doi:10.1117/12.2223039

Second generation of AVTIS FMCW millimeter wave radars for mapping volcanic terrain

David Graham MacFarlane, Duncan Alexander Robertson, Scott Lindsay Cassidy

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

The second generation AVTIS ground-based millimeter wave instruments designed for monitoring topography of volcanic lava domes are solid state 94 GHz FMCW rastered, real beam radars operating at ranges of up to ~7 km with a range resolution of ~2.5 m. Operating ten times faster than the prototype with reduced power consumption suitable for battery powered portable use as well as installation at a telemetered site under solar power, we examine their performance as tools for monitoring topography over time and report on the operational statistics both as a radar sensor and as a means of generating digital elevation maps.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Radar Sensor Technology XX
Editors	Kenneth I Ranney, Armin Doerry
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223039
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2016
Event	SPIE Conference on Radar Sensor Technology XX - MD, Baltimore, United States Duration: 18 Apr 2016 → 21 Apr 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Volume	9829

Conference

Conference	SPIE Conference on Radar Sensor Technology XX
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	18/04/16 → 21/04/16

Keywords

Radar
FMCW
Millimeter wave
DEM
Terrain

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Measuring incipient lava dome collapse: Measuring incipient lava dome collapse
Smith, G. M. (PI) & Robertson, D. (CoI)
NERC
1/10/07 → 31/07/11
Project: Standard

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Second generation of AVTIS FMCW millimeter wave radars for mapping volcanic terrain

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