Ice discharge error estimates using different cross-sectional area approaches: a case study for the Canadian High Arctic, 2016/17

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: PABLO SÁNCHEZ-GÁMEZ, FRANCISCO J. NAVARRO
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
• Subjects: Arctic glaciology; glacier discharge; ice dynamics; remote sensing; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Arctic; Belcher; Belcher Glacier; Devon Ice Cap; Prince of Wales Icefield; Ice cap; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.48; https://doaj.org/article/a429c7df010a455eb677fea65e49ccb9

We analyse the various error sources in the estimation of ice discharge through flux gates, distinguishing the cases with ice-thickness data available for glacier cross-sections or only along the centreline. For the latter, we analyse the performance of three U-shaped cross-sectional approaches. We...