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ICESat-2 river surface slope (IRIS): A global reach-scale water surface slope dataset
Daniel Scherer1, Christian Schwatke2, Denise Dettmering2
1Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut der Technischen Universität München (DGFI-TUM), TUM School of Engineering and Design, Department of Aerospace and Geodesy, Munich, Germany. daniel.scherer@tum.de.
Abstract:
The global reach-scale "ICESat-2 River Surface Slope" (IRIS) dataset comprises average and extreme water surface slopes (WSS) derived from ICESat-2 observations between October 2018 and August 2022 as a supplement to 121,583 reaches from the "SWOT Mission River Database" (SWORD). To gain full advantage of ICESat-2's unique measurement geometry with six parallel lidar beams, the WSS is determined across pairs of beams or along individual beams, depending on the intersection angle of spacecraft orbit and river centerline. Combining both approaches maximizes spatial and temporal coverage. IRIS can be used to research river dynamics, estimate river discharge, and correct water level time series from satellite altimetry for shifting ground tracks. Additionally, by referencing SWORD as a common database, IRIS may be used in combination with observations from the recently launched SWOT mission.
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