Antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry
In situ measurements of sea ice thickness from ship and upward-looking sonar are used to assess the potential for satellite radar altimetry to provide information on Antarctic sea ice thickness. A climatology of satellite ice elevation estimates is compared to an Antarctic sea ice thickness climatol...
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ftucl:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:154923 2024-10-13T14:03:21+00:00 Antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry Giles, KA Laxon, SW Worby, AP 2008-02-05 application/pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154923/1/2007GL031572.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154923/ eng eng AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154923/1/2007GL031572.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154923/ open Geophysical Research Letters , 35 (3) , Article L03503. (2008) Winter snow cover Thickness distribution Airborne laser Fram strait Variability Ocean Article 2008 ftucl 2024-09-30T07:42:09Z In situ measurements of sea ice thickness from ship and upward-looking sonar are used to assess the potential for satellite radar altimetry to provide information on Antarctic sea ice thickness. A climatology of satellite ice elevation estimates is compared to an Antarctic sea ice thickness climatology made from the Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate ( ASPeCt) data set. In addition monthly, regional, satellite ice elevation estimates are compared to ULS ice draft data. The results show reasonable spatial agreement between the satellite and in-situ data, and show regional signals of change in ice elevation in line with that which would be expected. The results show some promise for providing information on Antarctic ice thickness from radar altimetry missions such as CryoSat. However, further studies into snow and ice density and the radar penetration into the Antarctic snow cover are required. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Fram Strait Sea ice University College London: UCL Discovery Antarctic The Antarctic |
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In situ measurements of sea ice thickness from ship and upward-looking sonar are used to assess the potential for satellite radar altimetry to provide information on Antarctic sea ice thickness. A climatology of satellite ice elevation estimates is compared to an Antarctic sea ice thickness climatology made from the Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate ( ASPeCt) data set. In addition monthly, regional, satellite ice elevation estimates are compared to ULS ice draft data. The results show reasonable spatial agreement between the satellite and in-situ data, and show regional signals of change in ice elevation in line with that which would be expected. The results show some promise for providing information on Antarctic ice thickness from radar altimetry missions such as CryoSat. However, further studies into snow and ice density and the radar penetration into the Antarctic snow cover are required. |
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Antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry |
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Antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry |
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Antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry |
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Antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry |
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Antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry |
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antarctic sea ice elevation from satellite radar altimetry |
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AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION |
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2008 |
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https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154923/1/2007GL031572.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154923/ |
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Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Fram Strait Sea ice |
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Antarc* Antarctic Fram Strait Sea ice |
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Geophysical Research Letters , 35 (3) , Article L03503. (2008) |
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