Using Airborne SAR Interferometry to Measure the Elevation of a Greenland Ice Cap

Jørgen Dall; K. Keller; S.N. Madsen; René Forsberg

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2000.858043

Using Airborne SAR Interferometry to Measure the Elevation of a Greenland Ice Cap

Jørgen Dall, K. Keller, S.N. Madsen, René Forsberg

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A digital elevation model (DEM) of an ice cap in Greenland has been generated from airborne SAR interferometry data, calibrated with a new algorithm, and compared with airborne laser altimetry profiles and carrier-phase differential GPS measurements of radar reflectors deployed on the ice cap. The accuracy of the DEM is found to be 1.5 m and it is demonstrated that surface penetration is an important issue. Penetration depths up to 13 m are measured in the percolation zone. The effective penetration i.e. the bias of the interferometric height, has not previously been measured directly via comparison with GPS data and calibrated laser data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2000
ISBN (Print)	0-7803-6359-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2000.858043
Publication status	Published - 2000
Event	IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Honolulu, United States Duration: 24 Jul 2000 → 28 Jul 2000 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6913

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Conference	IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu
Period	24/07/2000 → 28/07/2000
Internet address	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6913

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Dall, J, Keller, K, Madsen, SN & Forsberg, R 2000, Using Airborne SAR Interferometry to Measure the Elevation of a Greenland Ice Cap. in Proceedings of the IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE, IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 24/07/2000. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2000.858043

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Using Airborne SAR Interferometry to Measure the Elevation of a Greenland Ice Cap

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