We show that the CryoSat-2 radar altimeter can provide useful estimates of surface elevation
change on a variety of Arctic ice caps, on both monthly and yearly timescales. Changing …

We compare geocoded heights derived from the interferometric mode (SARIn) of CryoSat to
surface heights from calibration–validation sites on Devon Ice Cap and western Greenland …

Ice loss measurements around the periphery of the Greenland Ice Sheet can provide key
information on the response to climate change. Here we use the excellent spatial and …

Abstract The European Space Agency's CryoSat‐2 satellite mission provides radar altimeter
data that are used to derive estimates of sea ice thickness and volume. These data are …

This study focuses on the present-day surface elevation of the Greenland and Antarctic ice
sheets. Based on 3 years of CryoSat-2 data acquisition we derived new elevation models …

Radar altimetry measurements of the current satellite mission CryoSat‐2 show an increase
of Arctic sea ice thickness in autumn 2013, compared to previous years but also related to …

Satellite observations of pan-Arctic sea ice thickness have so far been constrained to winter
months. For radar altimeters, conventional methods cannot differentiate leads from …

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 …

Owing to differing and complex snow geophysical properties, radar waves of different
wavelengths undergo variable penetration through snow-covered sea ice. However, the …

Arctic sea ice is a major element of the Earth's climate system. It acts to regulate regional
heat and freshwater budgets and subsequent atmospheric and oceanic circulation across …