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Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2225-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2225-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
Research article
 | 
13 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 13 Jun 2022

A leading-edge-based method for correction of slope-induced errors in ice-sheet heights derived from radar altimetry

Weiran Li, Cornelis Slobbe, and Stef Lhermitte

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Elevation Model of Greenland derived from CryoSat-2 in the period 2011 to 2013, links to DEM and uncertainty map as GeoTIFF V. Helm, A. Humbert, and H. Miller https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.831393

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This study proposes a new method for correcting the slope-induced errors in satellite radar altimetry. The slope-induced errors can significantly affect the height estimations of ice sheets if left uncorrected. This study applies the method to radar altimetry data (CryoSat-2) and compares the performance with two existing methods. The performance is assessed by comparison with independent height measurements from ICESat-2. The assessment shows that the method performs promisingly.
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