(abstract) Three Dimensional Ice-Flow Velocity Estimation Using Satellite Radar Interferometry

• Main Authors: Joughin, I., Kwok, R., Fahnestock, M.
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: ice sheets radar interferometry glaciers flow dynamics Ryder Glacier; Greenland; Ryder; Ryder Glacier; glacier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/26513

An understanding of the flow dynamics of an ice sheet's outlet glaciers and ice streams requires knowledge of their flow velocity and strain rates (i.e., velocity gradients). Prior to the recent advent of satellite radar interferometry, it was not possible to measure detailed ice-flow velocity...