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Acquisition of a 3 Min, Two-Dimensional Glacier Velocity Field with Terrestrial Radar Interferometry
Journal of Glaciology
  • Denis Voytenko, New York University
  • Timothy H. Dixon, University of South Florida
  • David M. Holland, New York University
  • Ryan Cassotto, University of New Hampshire
  • Ian M. Howat, The Ohio State University
  • Mark A. Fahnestock, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Martin Truffer, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Santiago De La Pena, The Ohio State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2017
Keywords
  • glacier flow,
  • glacier geophysics,
  • glaciological instruments and methods
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2017.28
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Abstract

Outlet glaciers undergo rapid spatial and temporal changes in flow velocity during calving events. Observing such changes requires both high temporal and high spatial resolution methods, something now possible with terrestrial radar interferometry. While a single such radar provides line-of-sight velocity, two radars define both components of the horizontal flow field. To assess the feasibility of obtaining the two-dimensional (2-D) flow field, we deployed two terrestrial radar interferometers at Jakobshavn Isbrae, a major outlet glacier on Greenland's west coast, in the summer of 2012. Here, we develop and demonstrate a method to combine the line-of-sight velocity data from two synchronized radars to produce a 2-D velocity field from a single (3 min) interferogram. Results are compared with the more traditional feature-tracking data obtained from the same radar, averaged over a longer period. We demonstrate the potential and limitations of this new dual-radar approach for obtaining high spatial and temporal resolution 2-D velocity fields at outlet glaciers.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Citation / Publisher Attribution

Journal of Glaciology, v. 63, issue 240, p. 629-636

Citation Information
Denis Voytenko, Timothy H. Dixon, David M. Holland, Ryan Cassotto, et al.. "Acquisition of a 3 Min, Two-Dimensional Glacier Velocity Field with Terrestrial Radar Interferometry" Journal of Glaciology Vol. 63 Iss. 240 (2017) p. 629 - 636
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/timothydixon/15/