This study focuses on the present-day surface elevation of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Based on 3 years of CryoSat-2 data acquisition we derived new elevation models (DEMs) as well as elevation change maps and volume change estimates for both ice sheets. Here we present the new DEMs and their corresponding error maps. The accuracy of the derived DEMs for Greenland and Antarctica is similar to those of previous DEMs obtained by satellite-based laser and radar altimeters.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/elevation-and-elevation-change-greenland-and-antarctica-derived-cryosat-2
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/v-helm
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/humbert
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/h-miller
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/cryosphere
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/antarctica
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/greenland
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
