Polar Services - Antarctic - Meta-Data Summaries (2010/11 Season) - B-425 Fountain

Data Set Name:
B425 Fountain 2010-11

Investigator:
PI: Dr. Andrew Fountain
Institution: Portland State University
POC: Thomas Nylen
Email: tnylengmail.com

Data Type:
LiDAR, GPS -ground based

Dates:
12/15/2010 - 1/3/2011

Location:
Name: McMurdo Dry Valleys
Coordinates: 77 37 23 S  162 54 04 E  
Radius: 5 km

Data Center:
Name: UNAVCO
URL: www.unavco.org
Email: archive-gpsunavco.org
Phone: 303-381-7500

Summary: Dr. Andrew Fountain, a McMurdo LTER participant, returned to the Taylor Valley with his field team to continue research on the Commonwealth, Canada and Taylor glaciers, as well as features in the Garwood and Beacon valleys. Studies focused on surface snow and ice accumulation and ablation, while monitoring solar and other environmental influences on the overall dynamics of the glaciers. This season the B-425 team once again requested use of the ground based terrestrial LiDAR to scan portions of the Commonwealth Glacier and Don Juan Pond and a new site in the Garwood Valley. A UNAVCO engineer performed the laser scans and provided data post processing. GPS RTK gear was supplied for the season as well.

Last modified: 2019-12-24  02:12:33  America/Denver