Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3129-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3129-2021
Brief communication
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07 Jul 2021
Brief communication |  | 07 Jul 2021

Brief communication: Ice sheet elevation measurements from the Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B tandem phase

Malcolm McMillan, Alan Muir, and Craig Donlon

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We evaluate the consistency of ice sheet elevation measurements made by two satellites: Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B. We analysed data from the unique tandem phase of the mission, where the two satellites flew 30 s apart to provide near-instantaneous measurements of Earth's surface. Analysing these data over Antarctica, we find no significant difference between the satellites, which is important for demonstrating that they can be used interchangeably for long-term ice sheet monitoring.