Sentinel-1 detection of seasonal and perennial firn aquifers in the Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Authors: Buth, Lena G., Wouters, Bert, Veldhuijsen, Sanne B. M., Lhermitte, Stef, Kuipers Munneke, Peter, Broeke, Michiel R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; The Antarctic; Wilkins; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2022-127; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2022-127/

In recent years, the existence of firn aquifers in the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) has been confirmed by in-situ observations. Given their importance for understanding the hydrology of the Antarctic ice sheet, a more spatially comprehensive assessment of AP firn aquifers is desirable. The purpose of th...