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Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1909-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1909-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
Research article
 | 
15 Jun 2020
Research article |  | 15 Jun 2020

Improved GNSS-R bi-static altimetry and independent digital elevation models of Greenland and Antarctica from TechDemoSat-1

Jessica Cartwright, Christopher J. Banks, and Meric Srokosz

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1909-2020-supplement

Data sets

Independent Digital Elevation Model of Antarctica from GNSS-R data from TechDemoSat-1 - VERSION 2.0 J. Cartwright https://doi.org/10.5285/c7a6d602-ab52-4f3c-90a4-42d0cd9f62d3

Independent Digital Elevation Model of Greenland from GNSS-R data from TechDemoSat-1 J. Cartwright https://doi.org/10.5285/783515b1-ac01-4615-a24c-629fe37a63a2

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Short summary
This study uses reflected GPS signals to measure ice at the South Pole itself for the first time. These measurements are essential to understand the interaction of the ice with the Earth’s physical systems. Orbital constraints mean that satellites are usually unable to measure in the vicinity of the South Pole itself. This is overcome here by using data obtained by UK TechDemoSat-1. Data are processed to obtain the height of glacial ice across the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.
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