3 winters of snow monitoring with the LISA instrument in the Sion Valley (CH): 2003-2006
This document presents the activities carried out with the LISA system during the winters 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 in the Sion Valley (Switzerland), in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF Davos). The main results as well as some future lines on this campaign are also outlined. The instrument, LISA, is a ground based linear SAR fully developed and built at the Joint Research Centre (Ispra, Italy). The radar is mounted in a temperature-controlled trailer for ease of transportation and deployment.