Articles | Volume 15, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4399-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4399-2021
Research article
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13 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 13 Sep 2021

Penetration of interferometric radar signals in Antarctic snow

Helmut Rott, Stefan Scheiblauer, Jan Wuite, Lukas Krieger, Dana Floricioiu, Paola Rizzoli, Ludivine Libert, and Thomas Nagler

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2020-380', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Feb 2021
    • AC1: 'Comment on tc-2020-380', Helmut Rott, 17 Mar 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2020-380', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Mar 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Helmut Rott, 13 Apr 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (15 Apr 2021) by Etienne Berthier
AR by Helmut Rott on behalf of the Authors (10 Jun 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Jun 2021) by Etienne Berthier
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 Jun 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Jul 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Jul 2021) by Etienne Berthier
AR by Helmut Rott on behalf of the Authors (09 Aug 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (10 Aug 2021) by Etienne Berthier
AR by Helmut Rott on behalf of the Authors (16 Aug 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We studied relations between interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) signals and snow–firn properties and tested procedures for correcting the penetration bias of InSAR digital elevation models at Union Glacier, Antarctica. The work is based on SAR data of the TanDEM-X mission, topographic data from optical sensors and field measurements. We provide new insights on radar signal interactions with polar snow and show the performance of penetration bias retrievals using InSAR coherence.