Articles | Volume 19, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-713-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-713-2025
Research article
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13 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 13 Feb 2025

Amundsen Sea Embayment accumulation variability measured with global navigation satellite system interferometric reflectometry

Andrew O. Hoffman, Michelle L. Maclennan, Jan Lenaerts, Kristine M. Larson, and Knut Christianson

Model code and software

hoffmaao/thwaites-gnss-ir: surface accumulation from GNSS-IR (v1.0.0) Andrew Hoffman https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14807378

kristinemlarson/gnssrefl: First release (1.0.10) Kristine M. Larson https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5601495

Video supplement

Snow accumulation event observed with GNSS-IR on Thwaites Glacier Andrew Hoffman https://doi.org/10.5446/62769

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Short summary
Traditionally, glaciologists use global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) to measure the surface elevation and velocity of glaciers to understand processes associated with ice flow. Using the interference of GNSS signals that bounce off of the ice sheet surface, we measure the surface height change near GNSS receivers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE). From surface height change, we infer daily accumulation rates that we use to understand the drivers of extreme precipitation in the ASE.
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