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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: SAR; remote sensing; glacier; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic periphery; ice loss; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Smith Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13173408

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...