From Satellites to Sea Ice: GURA Student Investigates Arctic Patterns
Mr. Kingson Campbell just successfully completed his summer Geography Undergraduate Research Award (GURA) under the supervision of Dr. Mallik Mahmud. As part of the GURA, he focused on remote sensing of Arctic snow and sea ice: specifically analyzing satellite data across multiple years from a geographical perspective to identify patterns and correlations. Kingson鈥檚 research aimed to discern the optimal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) frequency for sea ice by investigating radar signatures derived from multi-frequency SAR imagery over the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic. His role entailed the utilization of software packages to cleanse raw statistical data and conduct various types of analyses: including but not limited to correlations, regression, and statistical tests. These analyses assisted Dr. Mahmud鈥檚 lab in enhancing the reliability of data outputs, communicating findings using quantitative evidence, and achieving the foremost objective of the project: comprehending the variance in extracted data from different sensors and types of sea ice.