Arctic snow depth and sea ice thickness from ICESat‐2 and CryoSat‐2 freeboards: A first examination

R Kwok, S Kacimi, MA Webster… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present a first examination of Arctic sea ice snow depth estimates from differencing
satellite lidar (ICESat‐2) and radar (CryoSat‐2) freeboards. These estimates cover the …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating snow depth over Arctic sea ice from calibrated dual-frequency radar freeboards

IR Lawrence, MC Tsamados, JC Stroeve… - The …, 2018 - tc.copernicus.org
Snow depth on sea ice remains one of the largest uncertainties in sea ice thickness
retrievals from satellite altimetry. Here we outline an approach for deriving snow depth that …

ICESat over Arctic sea ice: Estimation of snow depth and ice thickness

R Kwok, GF Cunningham - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Starting with retrieved freeboards from four ICESat campaigns (ON05, October/November
2005; FM06, February/March 2006; ON06, October/November 2006; and MA07, March/April …

Arctic snow depth, ice thickness, and volume from ICESat‐2 and CryoSat‐2: 2018–2021

S Kacimi, R Kwok - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Using ICESat‐2 and CryoSat‐2 freeboards, we examine the variability of monthly
Arctic sea ice snow depth, thickness and volume between October 2018 and April 2021. For …

Sea ice thickness, freeboard, and snow depth products from Operation IceBridge airborne data

NT Kurtz, SL Farrell, M Studinger, N Galin… - The …, 2013 - tc.copernicus.org
The study of sea ice using airborne remote sensing platforms provides unique capabilities to
measure a wide variety of sea ice properties. These measurements are useful for a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] The Antarctic sea ice cover from ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2: freeboard, snow depth, and ice thickness

S Kacimi, R Kwok - The Cryosphere, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
We offer a view of the Antarctic sea ice cover from lidar (ICESat-2) and radar (CryoSat-2)
altimetry, with retrievals of freeboard, snow depth, and ice thickness that span an 8-month …

A first assessment of IceBridge snow and ice thickness data over Arctic sea ice

SL Farrell, N Kurtz, LN Connor, BC Elder… - … on Geoscience and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a first assessment of airborne laser and radar altimeter data over snow-covered
sea ice, gathered during the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Operation …

Large‐scale surveys of snow depth on Arctic sea ice from Operation IceBridge

NT Kurtz, SL Farrell - Geophysical Research Letters, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We show the first results of a large‐scale survey of snow depth on Arctic sea ice from
NASA's Operation IceBridge snow radar system for the 2009 season and compare the data …

Winter Arctic sea ice thickness from ICESat‐2 freeboards

AA Petty, NT Kurtz, R Kwok, T Markus… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Ice, Cloud, and land
Elevation Satellite‐2 (ICESat‐2) mission was launched in September 2018 with the primary …

Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) over Arctic sea ice: Retrieval of freeboard

R Kwok, GF Cunningham, HJ Zwally… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Total freeboard (snow and ice) of the Arctic Ocean sea ice cover is derived using Ice, Cloud,
and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) data from two 35‐day periods: one during the fall …