Satellite Radar Interferometry: Rutford Ice Stream and Pine Island Glacier Motion

9318938恩格尔哈特该奖项是对一个为期一年的项目的支持，该项目使用卫星雷达干涉测量新技术，以高精度和广泛的区域覆盖范围测量拉特福德冰流和松岛冰川的速度场。拉特福德冰流和松岛冰川都是西南极冰盖的主要出口冰川。前者直接流入罗恩冰架，后者直接进入海洋。对它们行为的比较研究将有助于理解西南极冰盖的物质平衡和稳定性及其在全球气候变化中的作用。***

9318938 Engelhardt This award is for support of a one year project to measure, with high accuracy and wide areal coverage, the velocity field of Rutford Ice Stream and Pine Island Glacier, using the new technique of satellite radar interferometry. The Rutford Ice Stream and Pine Island Glacier are both major outlet glaciers for the West Ant- arctic Ice Sheet. The former flows directly into the Ronne Ice Shelf while the latter enters the ocean directly. A comparative study of their behavior will contribute to an understanding of the mass balance and stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its role in global climatic change. ***