Polar Services - Antarctic - Meta-Data Summaries (2010/11 Season) - I-156 Balco

Data Set Name:
I156 Balco 2010-11

Investigator:
PI: Dr. Gregory Balco
Institution: Berkely Geochronology Center
POC: Dr. Gregory Balco
Email: balcsbgc.org

Data Type:
Fast Static GPS

Dates:
12/3/2010 - 01/17/2011

Location:
Name: Pensacola Mountain range
Coordinates: 83 16 20 S, 57 49 80 W
Radius: 10 km

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

Summary: Dr. Balco and his team worked this season to reconstruct ice surface elevation change between the Last Glacial Maximum (ca. 15,000 yrs ago) and the present at the Foundation Ice Stream in the Pensacola Mountains. UNAVCO provided the group with 4 GPS receivers plus solar panels. Training was provided prior to the team departing McMurdo.

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