Title :
TerraSAR-X observations of the recovery glacier system, Antarctica
Author :
Jezek, Kenneth ; Floricioiu, Dana ; Farness, Katy ; Yague-Martinez, Nestor ; Eineder, Michael
Author_Institution :
Byrd Polar Res. Center, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
We present a comparison of 1997 RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) SAR data with 2008-09 TerraSAR-X observations of a tributary glacier that is part of the Recovery Glacier drainage network in Coates Land Antarctica. The Recovery Glacier system is of scientific interest because of its role in discharging East Antarctic ice to the sea and because it has been subsequently learned that the flow of the glacier is likely controlled by the presence of subglacial lakes near the onset of faster glacier flow.
Keywords :
glaciology; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; AD 1997; AD 2008 to 2009; Antarctica; Coates Land; East Antarctic ice; RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project; SAR data; TerraSAR-X observations; glacier flow; recovery glacier system; subglacial lakes; tributary glacier; Antarctica; Ice; Rough surfaces; Satellites; Sea surface; Snow; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution; Surface roughness; Surface topography; Geophysics; synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3395-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418049
