Monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry
Radar altimeter measurements from the GEOS 3 satellite are being utilized to define the topography of the southern Greenland ice sheet between latitudes 60 deg N and 65 deg N. The resultant elevations have been correlated with two geoceiver sites on the ice surface; the agreement is within a few met...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19790060685 2023-05-15T16:28:35+02:00 Monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry Brooks, R. L. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jul 30, 1979 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19790060685 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19790060685 Accession ID: 79A44698 Copyright Other Sources 43 Journal of Geophysical Research; 84; July 30 1979 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T13:55:41Z Radar altimeter measurements from the GEOS 3 satellite are being utilized to define the topography of the southern Greenland ice sheet between latitudes 60 deg N and 65 deg N. The resultant elevations have been correlated with two geoceiver sites on the ice surface; the agreement is within a few meters. The internal repeatability of the altimeter-derived elevations has been assessed at the crossovers of the satellite ground tracks; the observed agreements vary from 0.07 to 3.10 m, intervening times being 1 day and 674 days, respectively. Improved knowledge of the temporal changes in the topographic expression of the continental ice sheets, via satellite altimetry, will significantly add to the understanding of glaciological and climatological processes. Other/Unknown Material Greenland Ice Sheet NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Greenland |
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Radar altimeter measurements from the GEOS 3 satellite are being utilized to define the topography of the southern Greenland ice sheet between latitudes 60 deg N and 65 deg N. The resultant elevations have been correlated with two geoceiver sites on the ice surface; the agreement is within a few meters. The internal repeatability of the altimeter-derived elevations has been assessed at the crossovers of the satellite ground tracks; the observed agreements vary from 0.07 to 3.10 m, intervening times being 1 day and 674 days, respectively. Improved knowledge of the temporal changes in the topographic expression of the continental ice sheets, via satellite altimetry, will significantly add to the understanding of glaciological and climatological processes. |
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Monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry |
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Monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry |
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Monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry |
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Monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry |
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Monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry |
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monitoring of thickness changes of the continental ice sheets by satellite altimetry |
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