TerraSAR-X observations of the recovery glacier system, Antarctica

Author

Jezek, Kenneth ; Floricioiu, Dana ; Farness, Katy ; Yague-Martinez, Nestor ; Eineder, Michael

Author_Institution

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

Volume

2

fYear

2009

fDate

12-17 July 2009

Abstract

We present a comparison of 1997 RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) SAR data with 2008-09 TerraSAR-X observations of a tributary glacier that is part of the Recovery Glacier drainage network in Coates Land Antarctica. The Recovery Glacier system is of scientific interest because of its role in discharging East Antarctic ice to the sea and because it has been subsequently learned that the flow of the glacier is likely controlled by the presence of subglacial lakes near the onset of faster glacier flow.

Keywords

glaciology; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; AD 1997; AD 2008 to 2009; Antarctica; Coates Land; East Antarctic ice; RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project; SAR data; TerraSAR-X observations; glacier flow; recovery glacier system; subglacial lakes; tributary glacier; Antarctica; Ice; Rough surfaces; Satellites; Sea surface; Snow; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution; Surface roughness; Surface topography; Geophysics; synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009

Conference_Location

Cape Town

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3394-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3395-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418049

Filename

5418049