<i>Brief communication</i> "The aerophotogrammetric map of Greenland ice masses"
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Published:2013-03-11
Issue:2
Volume:7
Page:445-449
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ISSN:1994-0424
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Container-title:The Cryosphere
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language:en
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Short-container-title:The Cryosphere
Author:
Citterio M., Ahlstrøm A. P.ORCID
Abstract
Abstract. The PROMICE (Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet) aerophotogrammetric map of Greenland ice masses is the first high resolution dataset documenting the mid-1980s areal extent of the Greenland Ice Sheet and all the local glaciers and ice caps. The total glacierized area excluding nunataks was 1 804 638 km2 &pm; 2178 km2, of which 88 083 &pm; 1240 km2 belonged to local glaciers and ice caps (GIC) substantially independent from the Greenland Ice Sheet. This new result of GIC glacierized area is higher than most previous estimates, 81% greater than Weng's (1995) measurements, but is in line with contemporary findings based on independent data sources. A comparison between our map and the recently released Rastner et al. (2012) inventory and GIMP (Greenland Ice Mapping Project) Ice-Cover Mask (Howat and Negrete, 2013) shows potential for change-assessment studies.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Earth-Surface Processes,Water Science and Technology
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