Constraining variable density of ice shelves using wide-angle radar measurements

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: R. Drews, J. Brown, K. Matsuoka, E. Witrant, M. Philippe, B. Hubbard, F. Pattyn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: geo; info; Dronning Maud Land; Roi Baudouin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-811-2016; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/811/2016/tc-10-811-2016.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/580649eafe6946b6bf91052f33ca92e9

The thickness of ice shelves, a basic parameter for mass balance estimates, is typically inferred using hydrostatic equilibrium, for which knowledge of the depth-averaged density is essential. The densification from snow to ice depends on a number of local factors (e.g., temperature and surface mass...