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Research article
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06 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 06 Jul 2021
| 06 Jul 2021
Assessment of ICESat-2 ice surface elevations over the Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) route, East Antarctica, based on coordinated multi-sensor observations
Rongxing Li
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Hongwei Li
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Gang Qiao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Haotian Cui
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Youquan He
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Gang Hai
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Yuan Cheng
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Bofeng Li
Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet from 2013 to 2018 estimated using the input-output method with updated remote sensing products Y. Cheng et al.
- Supraglacial Lake Depth Retrieval from ICESat-2 and Multispectral Imagery Datasets Q. Zhou et al.
- DEM Generation with ICESat-2 Altimetry Data for the Three Antarctic Ice Shelves: Ross, Filchner–Ronne and Amery T. Geng et al.
- Topography reconstruction and evolution analysis of outlet glacier using data from unmanned aerial vehicles in Antarctica G. Qiao et al.
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- Accuracy assessment of digital bare-earth model using ICESat-2 photons: analysis of the FABDEM G. Dandabathula et al.
- A Crossover Evaluation and Calibration Method for Geolocation Error of Spaceborne Photon-Counting Laser Altimeter T. Wang et al.
- Multi-Resolution and Multi-Temporal Satellite Remote Sensing Analysis to Understand Human-Induced Changes in the Landscape for the Protection of Cultural Heritage: The Case Study of the MapDam Project, Syria N. Abate et al.
- Evaluation of ICESat-2 ATL03/08 Surface Heights in Urban Environments Using Airborne LiDAR Point Cloud Data Y. Zhao et al.
- Accelerated Glacier Mass Loss over Svalbard Derived from ICESat-2 in 2019–2021 J. Wang et al.
- A Framework for Characterizing 3-D Structures of Crevasses and Rifts Across Antarctic Ice Shelves A. Pang et al.
- Impact of Slopes on ICESat-2 Elevation Accuracy Along the CHINARE Route in East Antarctica T. Hao et al.
- Innovative Method of Combing Multidecade Remote Sensing Data for Detecting Precollapse Elevation Changes of Glaciers in the Larsen B Region, Antarctica Y. Tian et al.
- A Review of Intelligent Methods for Environmental Risk Identification in Polar Drilling and Well Completion R. Wei et al.
- An automated algorithm to retrieve the location and depth of supraglacial lakes from ICESat-2 ATL03 data W. Xiao et al.
- Validation of ICESat-2 Elevation Accuracy in Antarctica Using CCR Arrays Y. He et al.
- Generation and Assessment of Digital Elevation Models by Combining Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B Data in Mountain Glacier Area L. Yan et al.
- Error-Reduced Digital Elevation Model of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using ICESat-2 and Fusion Model X. Zhang et al.
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Short summary
We present the results of an assessment of ICESat-2 surface elevations along the 520 km CHINARE route in East Antarctica. The assessment was performed based on coordinated multi-sensor observations from a global navigation satellite system, corner cube retroreflectors, retroreflective target sheets, and UAVs. The validation results demonstrate that ICESat-2 elevations are accurate to 1.5–2.5 cm and can potentially overcome the uncertainties in the estimation of mass balance in East Antarctica.
We present the results of an assessment of ICESat-2 surface elevations along the 520 km CHINARE...
