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Radar Studies of Internal Stratigraphy and Bed Topography along the US ITASE II Traverse
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Summary
Abstract:
A project to perform ice radar studies of bedrock topography and internal layers along the second US ITASE traverse corridor extending from Taylor Dome to South Pole on the inland side of the Transantarctic Mountains.
Related URL
Link:
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Description:
U.S. International Trans Antarctic Scientific Expedition web pages
Link:
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Description:
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
N:
-77.85
S:
-90.0
E:
166.67
W:
0.0
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2006-11-04
Stop Date:
2007-12-24
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Science Keywords
CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS
CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS
CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE
CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW STRATIGRAPHY
CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS
CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Platform
FIELD SURVEYS
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instrument
RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging
RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS
GPR > Ground Penetrating Radar
Project
NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation
ITASE > INTERNATIONAL TRANS ANTARCTIC SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION
Ancillary Keywords
US ITASE
US ITASE II
Stratigraphy
bed topography
internal layers
Antarctica
WAIS
West Antarctica
radar
traverse
Transantarctic Mountains
Taylor Dome
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
Data Center
NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Data Center URL:
http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name:
NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES
Phone:
+1 (303) 492-6199
Fax:
+1 (303) 492-2468
Email:
nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80309-0449
Country:
USA
Personnel
ROBERT W. JACOBEL
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
(507) 646-3124
Email:
jacobel at stolaf.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Physics
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Ave.
City:
Northfield
Province or State:
MN
Postal Code:
55057
Country:
USA
NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
+1 (303) 492-6199
Fax:
+1 (303) 492-2468
Email:
nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80309-0449
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-01-13
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-01-14
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