Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | The Cryosphere Discuss., 6, 3503–3538, 2012 www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/6/3503/2012/ The Cryosphere doi:10.5194/tcd-6-3503-2012 Discussions TCD © Author(s) 2012. CC Attribution 3.0 License. 6, 3503–3538, 2012 This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal The Cryosphere (TC). Satellite-Derived Please refer to the corresponding final paper in TC if available. Volume Loss Rates A. K. Melkonian et al. Satellite-Derived Volume Loss Rates and Glacier Speeds for the Cordillera Darwin Title Page Icefield, Chile Abstract Introduction Conclusions References 1 1 1 2,3 2 A. K. Melkonian , M. J. Willis , M. E. Pritchard , A. Rivera , F. Bown , and Tables Figures S. A. Bernstein4 1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA J I 2Centro de Estudios Cient´ıficos (CECs), Valdivia, Chile J I 3Departamento de Geograf´ıa, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 4St. Timothy’s School, 8400 Greenspring Ave, Stevenson, MD, 21153, USA Back Close Received: 12 July 2012 – Accepted: 31 July 2012 – Published: 31 August 2012 Full Screen / Esc Correspondence to: A. K. Melkonian (
[email protected]) Printer-friendly Version Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. Interactive Discussion 3503 Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Abstract TCD We produce the first icefield-wide volume change rate and glacier velocity estimates for the Cordillera Darwin Icefield (CDI), a 2605 km2 temperate icefield in Southern Chile 6, 3503–3538, 2012 (69.6◦ W, 54.6◦ S). Velocities are measured from optical and radar imagery between 5 2001–2011.