Motion of Major Ice Shelf Fronts in Antarctica from Slant Range Analysis of Radar Altimeter Data, 1978 - 1998

• Main Authors: Giovinetto, M. B., Koblinsky, Chester J., Zwally, H. J., Brenner, A. C., Beckley, M. A.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Amery; Antarctic; Queen Maud Land; Shackleton; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Iceberg*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20010097733

Slant range analysis of radar altimeter data from the Seasat, Geosat, ERS-1 and ERS-2 databases are used to determine barrier location at particular times, and estimate barrier motion (km/yr) for major Antarctic ice shelves. The barrier locations, which are the seaward edges or fronts of floating ic...