The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere
TC
Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4021-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4021-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
Research article
 | 
18 Sep 2023
Research article |  | 18 Sep 2023

Reconciling ice dynamics and bed topography with a versatile and fast ice thickness inversion

Thomas Frank, Ward J. J. van Pelt, and Jack Kohler

Viewed

Total article views: 3,296 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,318 866 112 3,296 114 170
  • HTML: 2,318
  • PDF: 866
  • XML: 112
  • Total: 3,296
  • BibTeX: 114
  • EndNote: 170
Views and downloads (calculated since 04 Apr 2023)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 04 Apr 2023)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 3,296 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 3,231 with geography defined and 65 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Saved (final revised paper)

Latest update: 30 May 2026
Download
Short summary
Since the ice thickness of most glaciers worldwide is unknown, and since it is not feasible to visit every glacier and observe their thickness directly, inverse modelling techniques are needed that can calculate ice thickness from abundant surface observations. Here, we present a new method for doing that. Our methodology relies on modelling the rate of surface elevation change for a given glacier, compare this with observations of the same quantity and change the bed until the two are in line.
Read more
Share