Articles | Volume 15, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5309-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5309-2021
Research article
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01 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 01 Dec 2021

The potential of synthetic aperture radar interferometry for assessing meltwater lake dynamics on Antarctic ice shelves

Weiran Li, Stef Lhermitte, and Paco López-Dekker

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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-2021-169', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Aug 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Weiran Li, 04 Oct 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-169', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Aug 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Weiran Li, 04 Oct 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) (07 Oct 2021) by Chris Derksen
AR by Weiran Li on behalf of the Authors (20 Oct 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Oct 2021) by Chris Derksen
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (26 Oct 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (30 Oct 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 Nov 2021) by Chris Derksen
AR by Weiran Li on behalf of the Authors (01 Nov 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (02 Nov 2021) by Chris Derksen
AR by Weiran Li on behalf of the Authors (05 Nov 2021)
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Short summary
Surface meltwater lakes have been observed on several Antarctic ice shelves in field studies and optical images. Meltwater lakes can drain and refreeze, increasing the fragility of the ice shelves. The combination of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) backscatter and interferometric information (InSAR) can provide the cryosphere community with the possibility to continuously assess the dynamics of the meltwater lakes, potentially helping to facilitate the study of ice shelves in a changing climate.