Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1967-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1967-2017
Research article
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29 Aug 2017
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2017

Sea ice local surface topography from single-pass satellite InSAR measurements: a feasibility study

Wolfgang Dierking, Oliver Lang, and Thomas Busche

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Information on the sea ice surface topography is valuable in geophysical investigations such as studies on atmosphere–sea ice interactions or sea ice mechanics. We investigated whether space-borne radar systems can be used to measure sea ice elevation. The answer is yes, but disturbing effects have to be considered, in particular sea ice drift and certain technical constraints. With future satellite radar missions, a fast wide-coverage acquisition of sea ice topography may be possible.