Dataset
Theme 5 - Cryosphere and Polar Oceans - Ice Sheet Dynamics: Jakobshavn Glacier Velocity Maps (March-July 2011)
Abstract
This dataset has been produced as part of the Theme 5 (Cryosphere and Polar Oceans) in the National Centre for Earth Observation which aims to use new EO data to quantify changes in the mass balance of the cryosphere and to develop new models to represent the relevant processes in coupled climate prediction models.
This dataset holds timeseries of Greenland glacier velocity fluctuations as maps for the period March-July 2011. The 37 velocity maps were derived from SAR data acquired during the 2011 ERS-2 3-day campaign. The velocity maps are 3-day velocity averages and are given in meters per year (m/y) (magnitude values). The name of the velocity files provides the start and end date of each 3-day period.
The velocity fields were transformed to map coordinates using the GLAS/ICESat 1 km Laser Altimetry Digital Elevation Model of Greenland which is provided at Polar Stereographic grids (DiMarzio, J., Brenner, A., Schutz, R., Schuman, A. & Zwally, H.J. (2007)): GLAS/ICESat 1 km laser altimetri digital elevation model of Greenland. Boulder,
Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Centre. Digital media).
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| Data lineage: |
Data prepared by authors and sent to NERC Earth Observations Data Centre (NEODC) for archiving. |
| File Format: |
Maps and images are stored as TIFF formatted file. A metadata readme file is associated with the files in the archive.
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Process overview
| Title | Jakobshavn Glacier Velocity Maps |
| Abstract | Intensity tracking, based on patch intensity cross-correlation optimization, and coherence tracking, based on patch coherence optimization, are used to estimate the movement of glacier surfaces between two SAR images in both slant-range and azimuth direction. The accuracy and application range of the two methods are examined in the case of the surge of Monacobreen in Northern Svalbard between 1992 and 1996. Offset-tracking procedures of SAR images are an alternative to differential SAR interferometry for the estimation of glacier motion when differential SAR interferometry is limited The velocity fields were transformed to map coordinates using the GLAS/ICESat 1 km Laser Altimetry Digital Elevation Model of Greenland. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
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Temporal Range
2011-03-12T00:00:00
2011-06-30T23:00:00
Geographic Extent
69.6800° |
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-51.7200° |
-47.7900° |
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68.3700° |