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A high-resolution Antarctic grounding zone product from ICESat-2 laser altimetry
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Geoffrey J. Dawson
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Stephen J. Chuter
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Jonathan L. Bamber
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Department of Aerospace and Geodesy, Data Science in Earth
Observation, Technical University of Munich, 85521 Ottobrunn, Germany
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- Importance of ice elasticity in simulating tide-induced grounding line variations along prograde bed slopes N. Ross et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1995-2025
- Change in grounding line location on the Antarctic Peninsula measured using a tidal motion offset correlation method B. Wallis et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4723-2024
- Research on Glacier Elevation Variability in the Qilian Mountains of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Based on Topographic Correction by Pyramid Registration J. Zeng et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15010062
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- Photon-Counting Lidar Remote Sensing: Current progress and future trends L. Wu et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/MGRS.2026.3660928
- Modes of Antarctic tidal grounding line migration revealed by Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) laser altimetry B. Freer et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4079-2023
- The role of near-terminus conditions in the ice-flow speed of Upernavik Isstrøm in northwest Greenland K. Voss et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.76
- Status and trends in the stability of the three largest ice shelves in Antarctica R. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-023-1338-8
- Monitoring shear-zone weakening in East Antarctic outlet glaciers through differential InSAR measurements C. Wild et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4533-2025
- Antarctic grounding line delineation from the Italian Space Agency COSMO-SkyMed DInSAR data N. Ross et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06023-3
- Bedmap3 updated ice bed, surface and thickness gridded datasets for Antarctica H. Pritchard et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04672-y
- Amery Ice Shelf Grounding Line Datapoints Automated Extraction From Airborne Ice-Penetrating Radar M. Xia et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2025.3620827
- Grounding line retreat and tide-modulated ocean channels at Moscow University and Totten Glacier ice shelves, East Antarctica T. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1003-2023
- 南极三大冰架稳定性的现状与变化趋势 荣. 李 et al. https://doi.org/10.1360/SSTe-2023-0160
- Extracting Antarctic ice shelf fracture depths using the linear cloth simulation filtering algorithm B. Xu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105255
- Monitoring Earth’s climate variables with satellite laser altimetry L. Magruder et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00508-8
- How can we automate future gridded Antarctic ice-sheet and bed mapping? H. Pritchard https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2025.0150
- ALBATROSS: Advancing Southern Ocean tide modelling with high resolution and enhanced bathymetry E. Le Merle et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2024.101124
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Short summary
Accurate knowledge of the Antarctic grounding zone is important for mass balance calculation, ice sheet stability assessment, and ice sheet model projections. Here we present the first ICESat-2-derived high-resolution grounding zone product of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, including three important boundaries. This new data product will provide more comprehensive insights into ice sheet instability, which is valuable for both the cryosphere and sea level science communities.
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