DERIVATION OF SEA ICE THICKNESS USING ISOSTACY AND UPWARD LOOKING SONAR PROFILES

摘要

A method for estimating a total thickness of sea ice floating in sea water having a sea water level includes obtaining a set of surface topographic data points of the sea ice representing elevation of those surface topographic data points with reference to a sea water level using a surface topography acquisition system, and estimating, using a processor, the total thickness of the sea ice above and below the sea water level using the elevation of each of the points.