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Pannir Gets In Pisten Bully  
   

Pannir Gets In Pisten Bully

Pannir, as our radar expert, went out on every run and monitored the radar returns and gave directions. The SAR/depth sounder radar needed to be warmer than it could be when mounted on the rover, so we had it put in the back cab of a Pisten Bully. Then we had to be sure it didn't get too warm from the heat it generated. Temperature control is quite vital.
Our Work At WAIS

January 4th 2006
This looks at some of the work we did at WAIS. The photos were taken from Dec 29 - Jan 8. PRISM (Polar Radar for Ice Sheet Measurements) is a group that has developed a variety of radars for studying the ice sheet and the bedrock under the ice sheet. They have also developed an autonomous rover (robot) that is under GPS (global positioning system) control that can carry the radars and move them a ... read more
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