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Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5673-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5673-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
Research article
 | 
06 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 06 Dec 2024

Impacts of differing melt regimes on satellite radar waveforms and elevation retrievals

Alexander C. Ronan, Robert L. Hawley, and Jonathan W. Chipman

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5673-2024-supplement

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Impacts of Differing Melt Regimes on Satellite Radar Waveforms and Elevation Retrievals: Data, Scripts, and Graphs Alexander Ronan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13883490

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Impacts of Differing Melt Regimes on Satellite Radar Waveforms and Elevation Retrievals: Data, Scripts, and Graphs Alexander Ronan et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13883490

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Short summary
We generate a 2010–2021 time series of CryoSat-2 waveform shape metrics on the Greenland Ice Sheet, and we compare it to CryoSat-2 elevation data to investigate the reliability of two algorithms used to derive elevations from the SIRAL radar altimeter. Retracked elevations are found to depend on a waveform's leading-edge width in the dry-snow zone. The study indicates that retracking algorithms must consider significant climate events and snow conditions when assessing elevation change.
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