The Stanford team has developed a low-cost ice-penetrating radar system, named ORCA, designed for wide use to explore the effects of melting glaciers.
Researcher Thomas Teisberg highlights that the ice-penetrating radar uses low frequency radio waves to image through ice, revealing in-glacial layering and bedrock.
Daniel May emphasizes the project's importance in understanding glacier dynamics, particularly the Thwaites Glacier, crucial for predicting sea level rise.
The team created makeshift transport systems to deliver radar equipment to challenging glacier locations, adapting sleds and snowmobiles to navigate the terrain.
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