Digital elevation models for the Lambert Glacier- Amery Ice Shelf System, East Antarctica, from ERS-1 satellite radar altimerty

The Lambert Glacier-Amery Ice Shelf system is a major component of the East Antarctic ice sheet. This paper presents two digital elevation models (DEMs) that have been generated for the Lambert-Amery system from validated European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS-1) radar altimeter waveform data. The f...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Fricker, HA, Hyland, G, Coleman, R, Young, NW
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: International Glaciology Society 2000
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
Antarctic
East Antarctica
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Amery
Amery Ice Shelf
Lambert Glacier
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelf
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3189/172756500781832639
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/19967
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Summary:The Lambert Glacier-Amery Ice Shelf system is a major component of the East Antarctic ice sheet. This paper presents two digital elevation models (DEMs) that have been generated for the Lambert-Amery system from validated European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS-1) radar altimeter waveform data. The first DEM covers the Amery Ice Shelf only, and was produced using kriging on a 1 km grid. The second is a coarses (5 km) DEM of the entire Lambert-Amery system, generated via simple averaging procedures. The DEMs provide unprecedented surface elevation information for the Lambert-Amery system and allow new insight into the glaciology of the region.

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