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Surface melting on Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves detected by passive microwave sensors
Author(s) -
Ridley Jeff
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/93gl02611
Subject(s) - peninsula , geology , ice shelf , surface (topology) , microwave , antarctic ice sheet , remote sensing , geophysics , oceanography , cryosphere , sea ice , geography , physics , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
A 13 year time series of spaceborne passive microwave radiance measurements over the Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves, reveals a systematic increase in the duration of the summer melt season. Combined with data from meteorological stations on the Antarctic Peninsula, the annual motion and long‐term trends of the 0°C isotherm can be monitored.