Polar Services - Antarctic - Meta-Data Summaries (2005/06 Season) - B-426 Doran

B-426 Doran
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Data Set Name: B-426 2005/06 Investigator: PI: Peter Doran Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago POC: Thomas Nylen Email: nylenunavco.org Data Type: Post-Processed Kinematic Dates: 10/06-11/06 Location: Name: Taylor Valley Coordinates: 77.606 S, 163.122 E Radius: 20 km Data Center: Name: UNAVCO URL: www.unavco.org Email: archive-gpsunavco.org Phone: (303) 381-7500
Summary: The positions of ablation stakes on lakes Fryxell, Hoare, and Bonney were measured to determine motion of surface ice on these perennial frozen lakes.� Kinematic surveys of the surface of Canada Glacier were also completed during ground penetrating radar (GPR) transects.� The purpose of the transects were to measure the elevation of the bed below the glacier.� UNAVCO provided field support, two Trimble geodetic receivers, data processing, and data archiving.

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