Schedule

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Dates/Time:

The conference will be held virtually between April 4-6, 2022. There will be a follow-up session on April 25 to summarize takeaways from the conference and how to develop them into a community white paper. Each day, sessions will be held from 8 am- 12 pm PST; 11 am – 3 pm EST; 4 pm – 8 pm GMT.

 

Daily Agenda (Listed in Pacific Standard Time)

PDF: Polar Radar Science Schedule

PDF: Presentation Abstracts – PRST_Conference_2022

Day 1 Monday 4/4

What science questions can ground-penetrating radar and related technology help us answer?

0800 – Welcome and orientation from Seth, Zoey and co. – 10 minutes

0810 – Rules of engagement from Tim – 10 minutes

0820 – Presentations – 4 people for 10 minutes each – 40 minutes

  1. Bastien Ruols. Current science & logistics using radar: “Drone-based GPR system for alpine glacier surveying”
  2. Olaf Eisen. AWI’s radar systems, current science, future science: “AWI’s ultrawideband radar systems – access, technology & science”
  3. Sarina Kapai. Current commercial radar systems, research, and development: “SAR Focusing of Mobile ApRES Surveys”
  4. Joe MacGregor. Current & future community radar systems: “Current & future community radar systems”

0910 – Discussion group breakout rooms intro: Topic is: What are the science questions GPR can help us answer? – 10 minutes

– who is willing to chair each room?

0920 – break – Tim creates rooms during break – 15 minutes

0935 – return from break and get into breakout rooms – 60 minutes in each room 

– discussion memorialized via Google Slides and recorded session

1035 – break – 15 minutes

1050 – regroup and debrief discussion groups – 40 minutes

– 10 minutes for each group

1130 – general discussion – 25 mins

1155 – wrap up from Seth, Zoey and co. – 5 mins

1200 – end

 

Day 2 Tuesday 4/5

What is the state of our current hardware, software and other resources for radar technology? (What’s out there now?)

0800 – Welcome and orientation from Seth, Zoey and co. – 10 minutes

0810 – Rules of engagement from Tim – 10 minutes

0820 – Presentations – 4 people for 10 minutes each – 40 minutes

  1. John Bradford. Current science & logistics using radar: “Detailed mapping of the internal structure of Arctic pingos using ground-penetrating radar”
  2. Riley Culberg. Future science questions & logistics requiring radar: “Improving Geophysical Constraints on Firn Aquifer Total Water Storage by Combining Radar and In Situ Measurements”
  3. Laurent Mingo. Current commercial radar systems, research, and development: “IceRadar: a tool for radio-echo sounding of glaciers”
  4. Marie Cavitte. Radar data software, analysis, and interpretation needs: “The difficulty of having only access to open source software”

0910 – Discussion group breakout rooms intro: Topic is: What is the state of our current hardware, software and other resources for GPR? (What’s out there now?) – 10 minutes

– who is willing to chair each room?

0920 – break – Tim creates rooms during break – 15 minutes

0935 – return from break and get into breakout rooms – 60 minutes in each room 

– discussion memorialized via Google Slides and recorded session

1035 – break – 15 minutes

1050 – regroup and debrief discussion groups – 40 minutes

– 10 minutes for each group

1130 – general discussion – 25 mins

1155 – wrap up from Seth, Zoey and co. – 5 mins

1200 – end

 

Day 3 Wednesday 4/6

Where are the holes? Current gaps in equipment, software and training, future limitations, emerging areas of need?

0800 – Welcome and orientation from Seth, Zoey and co. – 10 minutes

0810 – Rules of engagement from Tim – 10 minutes

0820 – Presentations – 4 people for 10 minutes each – 40 minutes

  1. Rodrigo Rangel. Current science & logistics using radar: “Northern lake ice property analysis using ground penetrating radar”
  2. Anna Broome. Current & future community radar systems: “Development and Initial Field Testing of a Multi-Frequency Ice-Penetrating Radar”
  3. Thomas Teisberg. Current & future community radar systems: “Development of a fixed-wing UAV-borne frequency-modulated ice-penetrating radar system”
  4. William Harcourt. Current & future community radar systems: “Millimetre-wave radar at 94 GHz: A new tool for cryosphere research”

0910 – Discussion group breakout rooms intro: Topic is: Where are the holes? Current gaps in equipment, software and training, future limitations, emerging areas of need – 10 minutes

– who is willing to chair each room?

0920 – break – Tim creates rooms during break – 15 minutes

0935 – return from break and get into breakout rooms – 60 minutes in each room 

– discussion memorialized via Google Slides and recorded session

1035 – break – 15 minutes

1050 – regroup and debrief discussion groups – 40 minutes

– 10 minutes for each group

1130 – general discussion – 25 mins

1155 – wrap up from Seth, Zoey and co. – 5 mins

1200 – end