WE PROPOSE TO INTEGRATE A MULTICHANNEL SNOW RADAR (MSR) ONTO THE NASA P-3 ORION AIRBORNE SCIENCE PLATFORM. CRESIS BUILT THE MSR UNDER A PREVIOUS NASA CALL ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATION ICEBRIDGE (OIB). THE MULTICHANNEL 2-18 GHZ CAPABILITY ENABLES TOMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES THAT WILL GENERATE 3D MAPS OF SNOW DISTRIBUTION WITH UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL AND COVERAGE ON SEA ICE AND RELIABLE DIRECT SOUNDING OF SNOW ON LAND.
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