Terrasar-X observations of antarctic outlet glaciers in the ross sea sector

Author

Jezek, Kenneth ; Abdel Jaber, Wael ; Floricioiu, Dana

Author_Institution

Byrd Polar Res. Center, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

24-29 July 2011

Firstpage

3855

Lastpage

3858

Abstract

We discuss TerraSAR-X observations of two Transantarctic Mountain outlet glaciers, Nimrod and Byrd. High resolution TerraSAR-X data acquired over the area in late 2009 and late 2010 using left looking mode were processed to generate detailed 2D ice velocity maps by speckle tracking. The patterns of ice flow from East Antarctica to Ross Ice Shelf are analyzed and compared by means of longitudinal and transverse transects. Detailed knowledge about surface velocity is crucial for estimating the magnitude of ice flux and understanding the dynamics East Antarctica fast glaciers that discharge into the Ross Ice Shelf.

Keywords

glaciology; hydrological techniques; ice; remote sensing by radar; speckle; synthetic aperture radar; 2D ice velocity maps; AD 2009; AD 2010; Antarctic outlet glaciers; Byrd Mountain; East Antarctica fast glaciers; Nimrod Mountain; Ross Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; TerraSAR-X observation; Trans-Antarctic Mountain outlet glaciers; ice flow pattern; left looking mode; speckle tracking; surface velocity; Accuracy; Antarctica; Grounding; Ice shelf; Integrated optics; Speckle; TerraSAR-X; Transantarctic Mountains; glacier velocity; speckle tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1003-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050072

Filename

6050072