Comparing firn temperature profile retrieval based on the firn densification model and microwave data over the Antarctica
The firn temperature is a crucial parameter for understanding firn densification processes of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS). Simulations with firn densification models (FDM) can be conceptualized as a function that relies on forcing data, comprising temperature and surface mass balance, together wit...
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Published in | International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. Vol. XLVIII-1-2024; pp. 691 - 696 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
Gottingen
Copernicus GmbH
11.05.2024
Copernicus Publications |
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Summary: | The firn temperature is a crucial parameter for understanding firn densification processes of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS). Simulations with firn densification models (FDM) can be conceptualized as a function that relies on forcing data, comprising temperature and surface mass balance, together with tuning parameters determined based on measured depth-density profiles from different locations. The simulated firn temperature is obtained in the firn densification models by solving the one-dimensional heat conduction equation. Microwave satellite data on brightness temperature at different frequencies can also provide remote sensing monitoring of firn temperature variations across the AIS (i.e., the L-band up to 1500 meters). The firn temperature can be estimated by the microwave emission model and the regression method, but these two methods need more observations of temperature profiles for correction and validation. Therefore, we compiled a dataset with temperature profiles and temperature observations with depth around 10 meters. In this work, two methods were used to simulate/retrieve firn temperature across the Antarctic ice sheet. One method estimated the temperature profiles by solving the one-dimensional heat conduction equation driven by reanalyses and regional climate models, which are used in the simulation of FDMs. The other one established a relationship between the multi-frequency brightness temperature data from microwave remote sensing satellites and the firn temperature. |
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ISSN: | 2194-9034 1682-1750 2194-9034 |
DOI: | 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-2024-691-2024 |