Supervised classification of slush and ponded water on Antarctic ice shelves using Landsat 8 imagery

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Rebecca L. Dell, Alison F. Banwell, Ian C. Willis, Neil S. Arnold, Anna Ruth W. Halberstadt, Thomas R. Chudley, Hamish D. Pritchard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Ice shelves; surface-melt; remote sensing; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; Roi Baudouin; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.114; https://doaj.org/article/ca21aee3c148465f9e5c0e8f79fa1d35

Surface meltwater is becoming increasingly widespread on Antarctic ice shelves. It is stored within surface ponds and streams, or within firn pore spaces, which may saturate to form slush. Slush can reduce firn air content, increasing an ice-shelf's vulnerability to break-up. To date, no study...