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The potential of synthetic aperture radar interferometry for assessing meltwater lake dynamics on Antarctic ice shelves
Weiran Li
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Department of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Stef Lhermitte
Department of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Paco López-Dekker
Department of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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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.
Surface meltwater lakes have been observed on several Antarctic ice shelves in field studies and...
