Geodetic Mass Balance of the South Shetland Islands Ice Caps, Antarctica, from Differencing TanDEM-X DEMs

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Kaian Shahateet, Thorsten Seehaus, Francisco Navarro, Christian Sommer, Matthias Braun
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: SAR; remote sensing; glacier; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic periphery; ice loss; Science; Q; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Smith Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13173408; https://doaj.org/article/70ea2c50210d40b88b8246343e3af167

Although the glaciers in the Antarctic periphery currently modestly contribute to sea level rise, their contribution is projected to increase substantially until the end of the 21st century. The South Shetland Islands (SSI), located to the north of the Antarctic Peninsula, are lacking a geodetic mas...