Satellite radar interferometry for monitoring ice sheet motion: application to an Antarctic ice stream

Goldstein, R.M.; Engelhardt, H.; Kamb, B.; Frolich, R.M.. 1993 Satellite radar interferometry for monitoring ice sheet motion: application to an Antarctic ice stream. Science, 262 (5139). 1525-1530. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.262.5139.1525

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Abstract/Summary

Satellite radar interferometry (SRI) provides a sensitive means of monitoring the flow velocities and grounding-line positions of ice streams, which are indicators of response of the ice sheets to climatic change or internal instability. The detection limit is about 1.5 millimeters for vertical motions and about 4 millimeters for horizontal motions in the radar beam direction. The grounding line, detected by tidal motions where the ice goes afloat, can be mapped at a resolution of ∼0.5 kilometer. The SRI velocities and grounding line of the Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica, agree fairly well with earlier ground-based data. The combined use of SRI and other satellite methods is expected to provide data that will enhance the understanding of ice stream mechanics and help make possible the prediction of ice sheet behavior.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.262.5139.1525
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0036-8075
Date made live:	05 Sep 2017 11:01 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517714

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.262.5139.1525

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme

ISSN:

0036-8075

Date made live:

05 Sep 2017 11:01 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517714