DeepTopoNet: A Framework for Subglacial Topography Estimation on the Greenland Ice Sheets

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23980v1
• Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 20:12:27 GMT
• Title: DeepTopoNet: A Framework for Subglacial Topography Estimation on the Greenland Ice Sheets
• Authors: Bayu Adhi Tama, Mansa Krishna, Homayra Alam, Mostafa Cham, Omar Faruque, Gong Cheng, Jianwu Wang, Mathieu Morlighem, Vandana Janeja,
• Abstract summary: This study introduces a deep learning framework that integrates radar-derived ice thickness observations and BedMachine Greenland data.<n>The proposed loss function adaptively adjusts the weighting between radar and BedMachine data, ensuring robustness in areas with limited radar coverage.<n>By systematically testing on the Upernavik Isstrom region, the model achieves high accuracy, outperforming baseline methods in reconstructing subglacial terrain.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Understanding Greenland's subglacial topography is critical for projecting the future mass loss of the ice sheet and its contribution to global sea-level rise. However, the complex and sparse nature of observational data, particularly information about the bed topography under the ice sheet, significantly increases the uncertainty in model projections. Bed topography is traditionally measured by airborne ice-penetrating radar that measures the ice thickness directly underneath the aircraft, leaving data gap of tens of kilometers in between flight lines. This study introduces a deep learning framework, which we call as DeepTopoNet, that integrates radar-derived ice thickness observations and BedMachine Greenland data through a novel dynamic loss-balancing mechanism. Among all efforts to reconstruct bed topography, BedMachine has emerged as one of the most widely used datasets, combining mass conservation principles and ice thickness measurements to generate high-resolution bed elevation estimates. The proposed loss function adaptively adjusts the weighting between radar and BedMachine data, ensuring robustness in areas with limited radar coverage while leveraging the high spatial resolution of BedMachine predictions i.e. bed estimates. Our approach incorporates gradient-based and trend surface features to enhance model performance and utilizes a CNN architecture designed for subgrid-scale predictions. By systematically testing on the Upernavik Isstr{\o}m) region, the model achieves high accuracy, outperforming baseline methods in reconstructing subglacial terrain. This work demonstrates the potential of deep learning in bridging observational gaps, providing a scalable and efficient solution to inferring subglacial topography.

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