A high-resolution Antarctic grounding zone product from ICESat-2 laser altimetry

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: T. Li, G. J. Dawson, S. J. Chuter, J. L. Bamber
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Amundsen Sea; Ross Ice Shelf; Ronne Ice Shelf; Crary Ice Rise; Antarc*; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; National Snow and Ice Data Center
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-535-2022; https://doaj.org/article/660e9c55572d4f049a3ad59d9aea1d85

The Antarctic grounding zone, which is the transition between the fully grounded ice sheet to freely floating ice shelf, plays a critical role in ice sheet stability, mass budget calculations, and ice sheet model projections. It is therefore important to continuously monitor its location and migrati...