Recent unexpected changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet, including ice sheet thinning, ice shelf collapse and changes in ice velocities, along with the recent realization that as much as one third of ice shelf mass loss is due to bottom melt, place a new urgency on understanding the processes involved in these changes. Technological advances, including very new or forthcoming satellite-based (e.g. ICESat, CryoSat) remote sensing missions, will improve our ability to make meaningful determinations of changes in Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance. This paper is the result of a workshop held to develop a strategy for international collaboration aimed at the collection and synthesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data, and at understanding the processes involved so that we might predict future change. Nine sets of recommendations are made, concerning the most important and sensitive measurements, temporal ranges and study areas. A final tenth recommendation calls for increased synthesis of ice sheet data and communication between the field measurement, satellite observation and modelling communities. © 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Abdalati, W., Allison, I., Carsey, F., Casassa, G., Fily, M., Frezzotti, M., et al. (2004). Recommendations for the collection and synthesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data. GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE, 42(1-4), 1-15 [10.1016/j.gloplacha.2003.11.008].

Recommendations for the collection and synthesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data

Frezzotti M.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2004-01-01

Abstract

Recent unexpected changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet, including ice sheet thinning, ice shelf collapse and changes in ice velocities, along with the recent realization that as much as one third of ice shelf mass loss is due to bottom melt, place a new urgency on understanding the processes involved in these changes. Technological advances, including very new or forthcoming satellite-based (e.g. ICESat, CryoSat) remote sensing missions, will improve our ability to make meaningful determinations of changes in Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance. This paper is the result of a workshop held to develop a strategy for international collaboration aimed at the collection and synthesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data, and at understanding the processes involved so that we might predict future change. Nine sets of recommendations are made, concerning the most important and sensitive measurements, temporal ranges and study areas. A final tenth recommendation calls for increased synthesis of ice sheet data and communication between the field measurement, satellite observation and modelling communities. © 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.
2004
Abdalati, W., Allison, I., Carsey, F., Casassa, G., Fily, M., Frezzotti, M., et al. (2004). Recommendations for the collection and synthesis of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance data. GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE, 42(1-4), 1-15 [10.1016/j.gloplacha.2003.11.008].
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