Measuring the ice thickness
Measuring the ice thickness
The ice thickness is measured using a helicopter-based system that the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) developed specifically for this purpose. In future, the DLR Research Centre for Maritime Safety in Bremen and the DLR Microwaves and Radar Institute in Oberpfaffenhofen will use the combination of ice information recorded by the helicopter-based measuring device and the satellites to improve the system.
