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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1013-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1013-2025
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06 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 06 Mar 2025

Spatiotemporal patterns of accumulation and surface roughness in interior Greenland with a GNSS-IR network

Derek J. Pickell, Robert L. Hawley, and Adam LeWinter

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We use a low-cost, low-power GNSS network to measure surface accumulation in Greenland's interior using the interferometric reflectometry technique. Additionally, we extend this method to also estimate centimeter- to meter-scale surface roughness. Our results closely align with a validation record and highlight a period of unusually high accumulation from late 2022 to 2023, along with seasonal variations in surface roughness.

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