Recommendations for the collection and sythesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data
Recent unexpected changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet, including ice sheet thinning, ice shelf collapse and changes in ice velocities, along with the recent realization that as much as one third of ice shelf mass loss is due to bottom melt, place a new urgency on understanding the processes involved...
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ftunivnewcastnsw:uon:3372 2023-05-15T13:50:45+02:00 Recommendations for the collection and sythesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data ISMASS Committee, Goodwin, I. The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2004 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/33913 eng eng Elsevier Global and Planetary Change Vol. 42, Issue 1-4, p. 1-15 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2003.11.008 Antarctica ice sheet ice shelf ice mass balance remote sensing journal article 2004 ftunivnewcastnsw 2018-07-27T01:04:42Z Recent unexpected changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet, including ice sheet thinning, ice shelf collapse and changes in ice velocities, along with the recent realization that as much as one third of ice shelf mass loss is due to bottom melt, place a new urgency on understanding the processes involved in these changes. Technological advances, including very new or forthcoming satellite-based (e.g. ICESat, CryoSat) remote sensing missions, will improve our ability to make meaningful determinations of changes in Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance. This paper is the result of a workshop held to develop a strategy for international collaboration aimed at the collection and synthesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data, and at understanding the processes involved so that we might predict future change. Nine sets of recommendations are made, concerning the most important and sensitive measurements, temporal ranges and study areas. A final tenth recommendation calls for increased synthesis of ice sheet data and communication between the field measurement, satellite observation and modelling communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Ice Shelf NOVA: The University of Newcastle Research Online (Australia) Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Recent unexpected changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet, including ice sheet thinning, ice shelf collapse and changes in ice velocities, along with the recent realization that as much as one third of ice shelf mass loss is due to bottom melt, place a new urgency on understanding the processes involved in these changes. Technological advances, including very new or forthcoming satellite-based (e.g. ICESat, CryoSat) remote sensing missions, will improve our ability to make meaningful determinations of changes in Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance. This paper is the result of a workshop held to develop a strategy for international collaboration aimed at the collection and synthesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data, and at understanding the processes involved so that we might predict future change. Nine sets of recommendations are made, concerning the most important and sensitive measurements, temporal ranges and study areas. A final tenth recommendation calls for increased synthesis of ice sheet data and communication between the field measurement, satellite observation and modelling communities. |
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Recommendations for the collection and sythesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data |
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