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, Arndt, Philipp, Brunt, Kelly M., Datta, Rajashree Tri, Fair, Zachary, Jasinski, Michael F., Kingslake, Jonathan, Magruder, Lori A., Moussavi, Mahsa, Pope, Allen, Spergel, Julian J., Stoll, Jeremy D., Wouters, Bert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica; ice shelves; ICESat‐2; surface melt; Greenland; Geological Sciences; Science; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica Journal; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Journal of Glaciology; Polar Record; The Cryosphere; The Cryosphere Discussions
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/167549; 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 from...