Application of Remote Sensing in Antarctic Ice Sheet Monitoring

Dear Colleagues,

The Antarctic is undergoing significant changes in response to atmospheric and ocean warming. The effects of this warming include ice sheet and ice shelf mass loss and weather and climate changes, including the increased incidence of atmospheric rivers and surface melt. There is a need to understand feedback loops including changes to the albedo, moisture balance, and mass. Furthermore, in order to project future change, it is important we understand the current fluxes of water and energy. Climate impacts on the Antarctic ice sheet and sea ice will affect ocean and atmospheric circulation on global scales. Remote sensing is the only group of technologies that offer wide spatial coverage with multi-temporal observation capabilities. 

This Special Issue aims to gather a collection of the latest applications of remote sensing to identify, quantify, and analyze the impacts of a changing climate on Antarctica. It will address the breadth of technologies and applications used in Antarctic science. Contributions may address observations from local process scales to continent-wide studies. The Special Issue aims to be a useful resource for the preparation of research programs and projects in the run up to the next International Polar Year of 2032-3. 

We welcome research articles, technical notes, and short communications on the latest Antarctic remote sensing science. Topics may include the following:

• Antarctic mass change;
• Mass balance and surface elevation;
• Surface roughness;
• Surface albedo;
• Grounding line migration;
• Surface melt and surface lakes;
• Ice shelf edge change and iceberg calving;
• Sea ice.

Dr. Ian Brown
Dr. Andreas J. Dietz
Guest Editors

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