Surface melting on Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves detected by passive microwave sensors
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- 7 December 1993
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Geophysical Research Letters
- Vol. 20 (23) , 2639-2642
Abstract
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.Keywords
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