Combined GNSS reflectometry/refractometry for automated and continuous in situ surface mass balance estimation on an Antarctic ice shelf

• Main Authors: Steiner, Ladina, Schmithüsen, Holger, Wickert, Jens, Eisen, Olaf
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Ekström Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2023-89; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2023-89/

Reliable in situ surface mass balance (SMB) estimates in polar regions are scarce due to limited spatial and temporal data availability. This study aims at deriving automated and continuous specific SMB time series for fast moving parts of ice sheets and shelves (flow velocity > 10 m a -1 ) by de...