Crevasse and rift detection in Antarctica from TerraSAR-X satellite imagery

• Published in: Cold Regions Science and Technology
• Main Authors: Marsh, O.J., Price, D., Courville, Z.R., Floricioiu, Dana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: SAR-Signalverarbeitung; Brunt Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://elib.dlr.de/143367/; https://elib.dlr.de/143367/1/1-s2.0-S0165232X21000653-main.pdf; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165232X21000653

Surface crevasses covered by snow bridges can be mapped remotely on ice sheets and glaciers using active microwave synthetic aperture radar. They are highlighted against the surrounding snow due to increased scattering from the side-walls and base of snow bridges and usually appear as linear feature...