Elevation Change of the Southern Greenland Ice Sheet from 1978-88

Data Contributors DAVIS, CURT H. KLUEVER, CRAIG A. HAINES, BRUCE Parameters GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION ICE SHEETS Instruments RADAR ALTIMETERS

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Southern Greenland ice sheet elevation change estimates are derived from SEASAT and GEOSAT radar altimetry data from 1978 to 1988. Data are confined to 61-72 deg N, 30-50 deg W, above 1700 m elevation. The addition of GEOSAT Geodetic Mission (GM) data results in twice as many crossover points and 50% greater coverage than previous studies. Coverage above 2000 m elevation is improved to 90%, and about 75% of the area between 1700 m and 2000 m is now covered. Data are in ASCII text format, available via FTP, and consist of elevation change rate (dH/dt, cm/year) and corresponding error estimates in 50 km grid cells.

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Davis, C., C. Kluever, and B. Haines. 2001. Elevation change of the southern Greenland ice sheet from 1978-1988. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.

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