0301-EX-ST-2018

Filing overview

Special Temporary Authority application - Address

Attention:

Jennifer Laverentz

City:

Lawrence

E-Mail Address:

jenlav@ku.edu

State:

KS

Street Address:

2335 Irving Hill Road

Zip Code:

66045

Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, University of Kansas

Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact

First Name:

Jennifer

Last Name:

Laverentz

Phone Number:

785-864-7722

Title:

Administrative Manager

Special Temporary Authority application - Certification

Applicant certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Date:

2018-02-20 00:00:00.0

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):

Jennifer Laverentz

Title of Applicant (if any):

Administrative Manager

Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

We will be conducting limited airborne surveys as part of NASAs Operation Ice Bridge in Alaska.

Special Temporary Authority application - Information

Callsign:

WM9XJO

Class of Station:

MO

Nature of Service:

Experimental

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The purpose of this application is to request authorization from the FCC for CReSIS (Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets) at the University of Kansas to operate aircraft-mounted radar systems during 5 to 10 flights (8 hours each flight) between March 23rd, 2018 and March 30, 2018 around the Fairbanks area in Alaska. In addition, Some of the Arctic sea ice data collection requires that the radar operate within 200 nautical miles (nm) of the U.S. coastline, requiring authorization from the FCC. The primary objectives of the project are to perform radar measurements as a part of NASA’s OIB (Operation ICE Bridge) program over the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and ice sheets (NASA contract number NNX16AH54G). The radar data are will be used to determine ice thickness and to map both near surface and deep internal layers of ice sheets, as well as to map the snow-air and snow-ice interfaces for estimating the thickness of snow over land and sea ice.

Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer

Equipment 1 Experimental

Yes

Equipment 1 Manufacturer

CReSIS

Equipment 1 Model Number

Snow Radar

Equipment 1 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 2 Experimental

Yes

Equipment 2 Manufacturer

CReSIS

Equipment 2 Model Number

Accumulation

Equipment 2 No. Of Units

1

Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

We will be conducting limited airborne surveys as part of NASAs Operation Ice Bridge in Alaska. The purpose of this application is to request authorization from the FCC for CReSIS (Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets) at the University of Kansas to operate aircraft-mounted radar systems during 5 to 10 flights (8 hours each flight) between March 23rd, 2018 and March 30, 2018 around the Fairbanks area in Alaska. In addition, Some of the Arctic sea ice data collection requires that the radar operate within 200 nautical miles (nm) of the U.S. coastline, requiring authorization from the FCC. The primary objectives of the project are to perform radar measurements as a part of NASA’s OIB (Operation ICE Bridge) program over the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and ice sheets (NASA contract number NNX16AH54G). The radar data are will be used to determine ice thickness and to map both near surface and deep internal layers of ice sheets, as well as to map the snow-air and snow-ice interfaces for estimating the thickness of snow over land and sea ice.

Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

03/31/2018

Operation Start Date:

03/20/2018

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