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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4903-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4903-2023
Research article
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22 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 22 Nov 2023

Combined GNSS reflectometry–refractometry for automated and continuous in situ surface mass balance estimation on an Antarctic ice shelf

Ladina Steiner, Holger Schmithüsen, Jens Wickert, and Olaf Eisen

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The present study illustrates the potential of a combined Global Navigation Satellite System reflectometry and refractometry (GNSS-RR) method for accurate, simultaneous, and continuous estimation of in situ snow accumulation, snow water equivalent, and snow density time series. The combined GNSS-RR method was successfully applied on a fast-moving, polar ice shelf. The combined GNSS-RR approach could be highly advantageous for a continuous quantification of ice sheet surface mass balances.
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