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Ice Sheet Topography from a New CryoSat-2 SARIn Processing Chain, and Assessment by Comparison to ICESat-2 over Antarctica
2021
Remote Sensing
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In this study, we present a new level-2 processing chain dedicated to the CryoSat-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometric (SARIn) measurements acquired over ice sheets. ...
The MAD between CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 elevation estimates is significantly reduced with the new processing developed, by about 42 %. ...
Acknowledgments: The authors are grateful to the European Space Agency for providing the CryoSat-2 Baseline-D products, and to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for providing the ICESat ...
doi:10.3390/rs13224508
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A new digital elevation model of Antarctica derived from CryoSat-2 altimetry
2018
The Cryosphere
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recorded by the CryoSat-2 satellite radar altimeter between July 2010 and July 2016. ...
</strong> We present a new digital elevation model (DEM) of the Antarctic ice sheet and ice shelves based on 2.5<span class="thinspace"></span>×<span class="thinspace"></span>10<sup>8</sup> observations ...
We acknowledge the European Space Agency (ESA) for the provision of CryoSat-2 data, ESA's Antarcic_Ice Sheet_cci, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) for the provision of IceBridge airborne ...
doi:10.5194/tc-12-1551-2018
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The European Space Agency's Earth Explorer Mission CryoSat: measuring variability in the cryosphere
2004
Annals of Glaciology
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cover and large terrestrial ice sheets. ...
It is a dedicated cryospheric mission equipped with a Ku-band SIRAL (SAR/Interferometric Radar ALtimeter), whose primary objectives are to measure the variability and trends in the mass of the Arctic sea-ice ...
Media Labs are also thanked for their contribution to CryoSat illustrations. ...
doi:10.3189/172756404781814663
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Regional Assessments of Surface Ice Elevations from Swath-Processed CryoSat-2 SARIn Data
2021
Remote Sensing
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In this study, we derive ice-surface elevations from the swath processing of CryoSat-2 SARIn data, and evaluate the results in several Arctic regions. ...
The best agreement was found for CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 over the Helheim region in June 2019. To test the stability of the swath processor, we applied two different coherence thresholds. ...
ArcticDEM was provided by the Polar Geospatial Center under NSF-OPP awards 1043681, 1559691, and 1542736. NASA's Operation IceBridge and ICESat-2 data were downloaded from NSIDC. ...
doi:10.3390/rs13112213
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Ice Sheet Elevation Change in West Antarctica from Ka‐band Satellite Radar Altimetry
2019
Geophysical Research Letters
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In this study, we demonstrate the capability of a new altimeter mission-SARAL/AltiKa-to survey ice in western Antarctica using shorter, 0.8 cm radio waves. ...
The fast-flowing trunks of the Pine Island and Thwaites Glaciers thinned by 117 ± 10 and 100 ± 20 cm/year, respectively, amounting to a 9% reduction and a 43% increase relative to the 2000s. ...
Acknowledgments All SARAL/AltiKa data are freely available from AVISO at ftp://avisoftp. cnes.fr/AVISO/, and CryoSat-2 data are freely available from the European Space Agency at ftp://science-pds. cryosat.esa.int ...
doi:10.1029/2019gl084271
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Four decades of Antarctic surface elevation changes from multi-mission satellite altimetry
2019
The Cryosphere
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</strong> We developed a multi-mission satellite altimetry analysis over the Antarctic Ice Sheet which comprises Seasat, Geosat, ERS-1, ERS-2, Envisat, ICESat and CryoSat-2. ...
A validation with independent elevation changes from in situ and airborne observations as well as a comparison with a firn model proves that the different missions and observation modes have been successfully ...
We are very grateful for the comments from the anonymous referees, Andrew Shepherd and the editor Etienne Berthier, which significantly helped to improve and clarify the manuscript. ...
doi:10.5194/tc-13-427-2019
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Validation of satellite altimetry by kinematic GNSS in central East Antarctica
2017
The Cryosphere
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The validation of CryoSat-2 low-resolution mode and SARIn mode data sets documents the progress made from baseline B to C elevation products. ...
ICESat laser altimetry data are demonstrated to be accurate to a few decimetres over a wide range of surface slopes. ...
Nilsson and two anonymous reviewers, which helped to improve and to clarify the manuscript. Edited by: E. Berthier Reviewed by: J. N. Nilsson and two anonymous referees ...
doi:10.5194/tc-11-1111-2017
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Validation of satellite altimetry by kinematic GNSS in central East Antarctica
2017
The Cryosphere Discussions
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The validation of Cryosat-2 low-resolution mode and SARIn mode datasets documents the progress made from baseline B to C elevation products. ...
ICESat laser altimetry data are demonstrated to be accurate to a few decimeters over wide range of surface slopes. ...
Nilsson and two anonymous reviewers, which helped to improve and to clarify the manuscript. Edited by: E. Berthier Reviewed by: J. N. Nilsson and two anonymous referees ...
doi:10.5194/tc-2016-282
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Mass evolution of the Antarctic Peninsula over the last 2 decades from a joint Bayesian inversion
2022
The Cryosphere
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Here, we use a regionally optimized Bayesian hierarchical model joint inversion approach that combines data from multiple altimetry studies (ENVISAT, ICESat, CryoSat-2 swath), gravimetry (GRACE and GRACE-FO ...
However, due to the challenges presented by the topography and geometry of the region, there remain large variations in mass balance estimates from conventional approaches and in assessing the relative ...
We would like to thank Ted Scambos for providing the dDEM and ICESat data used in this study over the northern AP. ...
doi:10.5194/tc-16-1349-2022
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Validation of airborne and satellite altimetry data by Arctic Truck citizen science
2021
GEUS Bulletin
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Here, a bias in the two records of 89 cm is observed, with the Cryosat-2 observation originating from the subsurface of the ice sheet. ...
The kinematic-GPS data is then used for satellite validation by inter-comparing it with data from ESA's CryoSat-2 mission. ...
The operation IceBridge data were downloaded from The national snow and ice data center, and the ESA CryoSat data were downloaded from the ESA data hub. ...
doi:10.34194/geusb.v47.5369
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Marie Byrd Land glacier change driven by inter-decadal climate-ocean variability
2018
The Cryosphere Discussions
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Along Getz Ice Shelf, grounding-line retreat reduced by 68&thinsp;% during the CryoSat-2 era relative to earlier observations. ...
Here, we use optical satellite imagery to track grounding-line migration along the Marie Byrd Land Sector between 2003 and 2015, and compare observed changes with ICESat and CryoSat- 2-derived surface ...
Ligtenberg, and W. van de Berg for sharing their RACMO2 and IMAU-FDM models used in the CryoSat-2 swath processing chain, and J. Williams and S. ...
doi:10.5194/tc-2017-263
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The Roles of the S3MPC: Monitoring, Validation and Evolution of Sentinel-3 Altimetry Observations
2020
Remote Sensing
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As the data are used by the Copernicus Services (e.g., CMEMS, Global Land Monitoring Services) and by the research community over open ocean, coastal waters, sea ice, land ice, rivers and lakes, the validation ...
There are regular routine assessments of the instruments through investigation of telemetered housekeeping data, calibrations over selected sites and comparisons of geophysical retrievals with models, ...
Acknowledgments: We are all grateful to Sylvie Labroue and Remko Scharroo for their involvement in S3MPC over the years, and were sorry that they did not have the time to contribute to this publication ...
doi:10.3390/rs12111763
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Review of Radar Altimetry Techniques over the Arctic Ocean: Recent Progress and Future Opportunities for Sea Level and Sea Ice Research
2018
The Cryosphere Discussions
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</strong> There are numerous needs for monitoring sea level and sea ice in the Arctic, ranging from concern about changes in ice cover being both an indicator and a driver of long-term climate change to ...
The review finishes with a look ahead to how new technologies, analyses and understanding may be expected to improve the monitoring in this critical environment.</p> ...
New missions with new capabilities The Envisat radar altimeter RA-2 not only worked at Ku-band but also at S-band, which was exploited for ice studies over Antarctica and Greenland (Legresy et al., 2005 ...
doi:10.5194/tc-2018-148
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Retrieving Sea Level and Freeboard in the Arctic: A Review of Current Radar Altimetry Methodologies and Future Perspectives
2019
Remote Sensing
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Subsequently, corrections have to be applied for various surface and atmospheric effects before making a comparison with a reference level. ...
Radar returns may be from all ocean, all sea ice, or a mixture of the two, so the first task is the determination of which surface and then an interpretation of the signal to give range. ...
[52] to lead detection from CryoSat-2 and is still currently used in the CPOM and ESA level 2 processing chains [49] . ...
doi:10.3390/rs11070881
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Altimetry for the future: Building on 25 years of progress
2021
Advances in Space Research
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A fifth section covers the key observations that altimeters provide and their potential complements, from other Earth observation measurements to in situ data. ...
" Ocean, extending the frontier from biogeochemistry to marine ecology. ...
Currently, there are clearly new opportunities for improved understanding afforded by the complementary observations from multiple altimeters over polar oceans (CryoSat-2, ICESat-2) or part of it (Sentinel ...
doi:10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.022
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