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| Title: | (abstract) Three Dimensional Ice-Flow Velocity Estimation Using Satellite Radar Interferometry |
| Authors: | Joughin, I.
Kwok, R.
Fahnestock, M. |
| Issue Date: | 15-Dec-1996 |
| Citation: | San Francisco, CA |
| Abstract: | An understanding of the flow dynamics of an ice sheet's outlet glaciers and ice streams requires knowledge of their flow velocity and strain rates (i.e., velocity gradients). Prior to the recent advent of satellite radar interferometry, it was not possible to measure detailed ice-flow velocity over the vast featureless areas that comprise most of the ice sheets. Since the launch of ERS-1, the use of satellite radar interferometry data for making densly sampled ice-flow velocity measurements has been firmly established by several studies. We have combined data from nonparallel orbits with surface slope information to make vector ice-flow measurements for the Ryder Glacier, Greenland. Our results for the Ryder are promising and indicate that repeat-pass interferometric data can be used to make vector measurements of ice velocity. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/26513 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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