Snow depth on sea ice is an essential state variable of the polar climate system and yet one
of the least known and most difficult to characterize parameters of the Arctic and Antarctic …

This review represents the Southern Ocean community's satellite data needs for the coming
decade. Developed through widespread engagement and incorporating perspectives from a …

We assess different methods and input parameters, namely snow depth, snow density and
ice density, used in freeboard-to-thickness conversion of Arctic sea ice. This conversion is …

Polar sea ice is one of the Earth's climate components that has been significantly affected by
the recent trend of global warming. While the sea ice area in the Arctic has been decreasing …

A sensitivity study was carried out for the lowest-level elevation method to retrieve total (sea
ice+ snow) freeboard from Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) elevation …

Antarctic sea ice is an important component of the Earth system. However, its role in the
Earth system is still unclear due to limited Antarctic sea-ice thickness (SIT) data. A reliable …

We use total (sea ice plus snow) freeboard as estimated from Ice, Cloud and land Elevation
Satellite (ICESat) Geophysical Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) observations to compute …

The dynamic loss of ice via outlet glaciers around the Greenland Ice Sheet is a major
contributor to sea level rise. However, the retreat history and ensuing dynamic mass loss of …

The crucial role that Antarctic sea ice plays in the global climate system is strongly linked to
its thickness. While field observations are too sparse in the Southern Ocean to determine …

Snow on Antarctic sea ice plays a key role for sea ice physical processes and complicates
retrieval of sea ice thickness using altimetry. Current methods of snow depth retrieval are …