Cryosphere System in Canada
 
 

Airborne Topographic Mapper (same system as used in beach erosion)


High resolution ice movement data

Article in March 5 issue of Science

 

Satellite radar altimeter (From Goddard Space Flight Center Ice Altimetry page)
Ocean radar altimeter return waveforms

Sea ice radar altimeter waveforms

Ice sheet radar altimeter waveforms

 
 

RADARSAT (Canadian) (From CCRS, see RadarSat applications under Images and Data link)

RADARSAT ice classification

 

nilas, new ice (A)

pancake ice, 50 cm diameter (B)

older ice with tears (C)

RADARSAT snow classification
Dry snow

Wet snow

Change Detection, ratio of brightness temperatures