Glacier surface elevation change rate dataset accompanying the article "CryoSwath: a CryoSat-2 swath processor and monthly surface elevation dataset for Arctic mountain glaciers"

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Authors: Jan M. Haacker, Bert Wouters
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Abstract

Most glaciers currently decline because of the rapid climate change. This dataset provides the glacier surface elevation change rates from radar altimetry presented in the accompanied article. The dataset includes all glaciers in the Arctic that are index in the Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) version 7.0. The data are derived from the European Space Agency's (ESA) mission CryoSat-2, which is best suited for glaciers covering several square kilometers. Where no observations were available we interpolated using statistical methods. The present dataset allows insights into dynamics of single glaciers, as well as into regional or Arctic-wide trends. The source data were provided by the European Space Agency (ESA).This dataset was produced with CryoSwath 0.2.6.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cryospheric studies and observations Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques

Publication details

Journal / source
4TU.ResearchData
Publication date
12 June 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Dataset