Reconciling ice dynamics and bed topography with a versatile and fast ice thickness inversion

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: T. Frank, W. J. J. van Pelt, J. Kohler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Kronebreen; Svalbard; glacier; Ice cap; The Cryosphere; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4021-2023; https://doaj.org/article/7eb04604c62c47779640f4261612987d

We present a novel thickness inversion approach that leverages satellite products and state-of-the-art ice flow models to produce distributed maps of sub-glacial topography consistent with the dynamic state of a given glacier. While the method can use any complexity of ice flow physics as represente...