Remote sensing of surface melt on Antarctica: Opportunities and challenges
Surface melt is an important driver of ice shelf disintegration and its consequent mass loss
over the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Monitoring surface melt using satellite remote sensing can …
over the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Monitoring surface melt using satellite remote sensing can …
The 32-year record-high surface melt in 2019/2020 on the northern George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula
In the 2019/2020 austral summer, the surface melt duration and extent on the northern
George VI Ice Shelf (GVIIS) was exceptional compared to the 31 previous summers of …
George VI Ice Shelf (GVIIS) was exceptional compared to the 31 previous summers of …
Quantifying Antarctic‐wide ice‐shelf surface melt volume using microwave and firn model data: 1980 to 2021
Antarctic ice‐shelf stability is threatened by surface melt, which has been implicated in
several ice‐shelf collapse events over recent decades. Here, we first analyze cumulative …
several ice‐shelf collapse events over recent decades. Here, we first analyze cumulative …
Surface meltwater drainage and ponding on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, 1973–2019
JJ Spergel, J Kingslake, T Creyts… - Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Surface melting on Amery Ice Shelf (AIS), East Antarctica, produces an extensive
supraglacial drainage system consisting of hundreds of lakes connected by surface …
supraglacial drainage system consisting of hundreds of lakes connected by surface …
Multi-sensor imaging of winter buried lakes in the Greenland Ice Sheet
L Zheng, L Li, Z Chen, Y He, L Mo, D Chen… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies have highlighted that meltwater in supraglacial lakes (SLs) can be buried
during frozen season in the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). Meltwater in buried lakes (BLs) can …
during frozen season in the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). Meltwater in buried lakes (BLs) can …
Supervised classification of slush and ponded water on Antarctic ice shelves using Landsat 8 imagery
Surface meltwater is becoming increasingly widespread on Antarctic ice shelves. It is stored
within surface ponds and streams, or within firn pore spaces, which may saturate to form …
within surface ponds and streams, or within firn pore spaces, which may saturate to form …
[HTML][HTML] Physics-based SNOWPACK model improves representation of near-surface Antarctic snow and firn density
Estimates of snow and firn density are required for satellite-altimetry-based retrievals of ice
sheet mass balance that rely on volume-to-mass conversions. Therefore, biases and errors …
sheet mass balance that rely on volume-to-mass conversions. Therefore, biases and errors …
Lateral meltwater transfer across an Antarctic ice shelf
Surface meltwater on ice shelves can exist as slush, it can pond in lakes or crevasses, or it
can flow in surface streams and rivers. The collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002 has …
can flow in surface streams and rivers. The collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002 has …
Perennial supraglacial lakes in Northeast Greenland observed by polarimetric SAR
L Schröder, N Neckel, R Zindler, A Humbert - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Supraglacial liquid water at the margins of ice sheets has an important impact on the surface
energy balance and can also influence the ice flow when supraglacial lakes drain to the …
energy balance and can also influence the ice flow when supraglacial lakes drain to the …
[HTML][HTML] Antarctic surface climate and surface mass balance in the Community Earth System Model version 2 during the satellite era and into the future (1979–2100)
Earth system models (ESMs) allow us to explore minimally observed components of the
Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) climate system, both historically and under future climate change …
Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) climate system, both historically and under future climate change …