Surface elevation change and mass balance of Icelandic ice caps derived from swath mode CryoSat-2 altimetry

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Foresta, L., Gourmelen, N., Pálsson, F., Nienow, P., Björnsson, H., Shepherd, A.
• Other Authors: Institut de physique du globe de Strasbourg (IPGS), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: mass balance; ice caps; iceland; radar altimetry; swath processing; [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Vatnajökull; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03707559; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03707559/document; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03707559/file/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202016%20-%20Foresta%20-%20Surface%20elevation%20change%20and%20mass%20balance%20of%20Icelandic%20ice%20caps%20derived.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071485

International audience We apply swath processing to CryoSat-2 interferometric mode data acquired over the Icelandic ice caps to generate maps of rates of surface elevation change at 0.5 km postings. This high-resolution mapping reveals complex surface elevation changes in the region, related to clim...