Table 5 Comparison of surface elevations by Seasat and optical survey along EGIG line ...

Surface elevation maps of the southern half of the Greenland subcontinent are produced from radar altimeter data acquired by the Seasat satellite. A summary of the processing procedure and examples of return waveform data are given. The elevation data are used to generate a regular grid which is the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bindschadler, Robert A
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2000
Subjects:
Sample code/label
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
Sample elevation
Comment
Difference
Ice survey
Calculated
EGIG
Sampling/drilling ice
glacier
Greenland
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.57494
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.57494
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Summary:Surface elevation maps of the southern half of the Greenland subcontinent are produced from radar altimeter data acquired by the Seasat satellite. A summary of the processing procedure and examples of return waveform data are given. The elevation data are used to generate a regular grid which is then computer contoured to provide an elevation contour map. Ancillary maps show the statistical quality of the elevation data and various characteristics of the surface. The elevation map is used to define ice flow directions and delineate the major drainage basins. Regular maps of the Jakobshavns Glacier drainage basin and the ice divide in the vicinity of Crete Station are presented. Altimeter derived elevations are compared with elevations measured both by satellite geoceivers and optical surveying. ... : Supplement to: Bindschadler, Robert A; Zwally, H Jay; Major, Judith A; Brenner, Anita C (1989): Surface topography of the Greenland ice sheet from satellite radar altimetry. NASA Technical Report, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, NASA-SP-503, 127 pp ...

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