The invention relates to a
glacier ice reserve
estimation method based on a flight type ice measuring
radar. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a large-range
terrain of a
glacier; emitting microwaves for measuring the
ice thickness in the
glacier boundary; receiving echoes for measuring the
ice thickness in the glacier boundary; positioning the acquired
microwave signals in real time;
processing ice thickness data; and estimating the glacier reserves. In order to improve the glacier detection accuracy, the core equipment glacier thickness measuring
radar has
centimeter-level ice layer distinguishing capability and five hundred-meter-level ice thickness penetrating capability, has the characteristics of light weight,
miniaturization, high reliability and the like, is suitable for high-cold and high-altitude conditions, and is suitable for being carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Through the ultra-
wideband high-stability low-
phase noise signal generation technology, the weak
echo signal receiving technology, the ultra-
wideband antenna technology and the like, the thickness measuring
radar system has the effects of light weight,
miniaturization, high reliability and the like. The unmanned aerial vehicle is suitable for climatic conditions such as high glacier altitude and thin air, the defect that manual arrival or pull-type measurement must be relied on is overcome, and the testing efficiency is improved.