ICESat-2 Meltwater Depth Estimates: Application to Surface Melt on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Fricker, Helen Amanda (author), Arndt, Philipp (author), Brunt, Kelly M. (author), Datta, Rajashree Tri (author), Fair, Zachary (author), Jasinski, Michael F. (author), Kingslake, Jonathan (author), Magruder, Lori A. (author), Wouters, B. (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica; Greenland; ICESat-2; ice shelves; surface melt; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; East Antarctica; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:81dd6d2b-c733-44e0-b36a-69d1ef7e9ac7; https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090550

Surface melting occurs during summer on the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, but the volume of stored surface meltwater has been difficult to quantify due to a lack of accurate depth estimates. NASA's ICESat-2 laser altimeter brings a new capability: photons penetrate water and are reflected...