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The Antarctic sea ice cover from ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2: freeboard, snow depth, and ice thickness
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California, USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California, USA
now at: Applied Physics Laboratory, Polar Science Center, University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Short summary
Our current understanding of Antarctic ice cover is largely informed by ice extent measurements from passive microwave sensors. These records, while useful, provide a limited picture of how the ice is responding to climate change. In this paper, we combine measurements from ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 missions to assess snow depth and ice thickness of the Antarctic ice cover over an 8-month period (April through November 2019). The potential impact of salinity in the snow layer is discussed.
Our current understanding of Antarctic ice cover is largely informed by ice extent measurements...
