Multi-Year Observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a Marine-Terminating Glacier in Southeastern Iceland, using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry
Terrestrial radar interferometry (TRI) is a new technique for studying ice motion and volume change of glaciers. TRI is especially useful for temporally and spatially dense measurements of highly dynamic glacial termini. We conducted a TRI survey of Breiðamerkurjökull, a marine-terminating glacier i...
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ftunisfloridatam:oai:digitalcommons.usf.edu:geo_facpub-2470 2023-05-15T16:21:36+02:00 Multi-Year Observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a Marine-Terminating Glacier in Southeastern Iceland, using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry Voytenko, Denis Dixon, Timothy H. Howat, Ian M. Gourmelen, Noel Lembke, Chad Werner, Charles L. De La Peña, Santiago Oddsson, Björn 2015-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1533 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2470&context=geo_facpub unknown Digital Commons @ University of South Florida https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1533 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2470&context=geo_facpub http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications glacier flow glaciological instruments and methods ice/ocean interactions remote sensing Earth Sciences Life Sciences article 2015 ftunisfloridatam 2021-10-09T07:47:33Z Terrestrial radar interferometry (TRI) is a new technique for studying ice motion and volume change of glaciers. TRI is especially useful for temporally and spatially dense measurements of highly dynamic glacial termini. We conducted a TRI survey of Breiðamerkurjökull, a marine-terminating glacier in Iceland, imaging its terminus near the end of the melt season in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The ice velocities were as high as 5 m d−1, with the fastest velocities near the calving front. Retreat of the glacier over the 3 year observation period was accompanied by strong embayment formation. Iceberg tracking with the radar shows high current velocities near the embayment, probably indicating strong meltwater outflow and mixing with relatively warm lagoon water. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Iceland Digital Commons University of South Florida (USF) Breiðamerkurjökull ENVELOPE(-16.340,-16.340,64.117,64.117) |
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Terrestrial radar interferometry (TRI) is a new technique for studying ice motion and volume change of glaciers. TRI is especially useful for temporally and spatially dense measurements of highly dynamic glacial termini. We conducted a TRI survey of Breiðamerkurjökull, a marine-terminating glacier in Iceland, imaging its terminus near the end of the melt season in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The ice velocities were as high as 5 m d−1, with the fastest velocities near the calving front. Retreat of the glacier over the 3 year observation period was accompanied by strong embayment formation. Iceberg tracking with the radar shows high current velocities near the embayment, probably indicating strong meltwater outflow and mixing with relatively warm lagoon water. |
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Voytenko, Denis Dixon, Timothy H. Howat, Ian M. Gourmelen, Noel Lembke, Chad Werner, Charles L. De La Peña, Santiago Oddsson, Björn |
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Multi-Year Observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a Marine-Terminating Glacier in Southeastern Iceland, using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry |
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Multi-Year Observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a Marine-Terminating Glacier in Southeastern Iceland, using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry |
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Multi-Year Observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a Marine-Terminating Glacier in Southeastern Iceland, using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry |
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Multi-Year Observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a Marine-Terminating Glacier in Southeastern Iceland, using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry |
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Multi-Year Observations of Breiðamerkurjökull, a Marine-Terminating Glacier in Southeastern Iceland, using Terrestrial Radar Interferometry |
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multi-year observations of breiðamerkurjökull, a marine-terminating glacier in southeastern iceland, using terrestrial radar interferometry |
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