Polar Services - Antarctic - Meta-Data Summaries (2010/11 Season) - I-351 Stearns

Data Set Name:
I-351 Stearns 2010-11

Investigator:
PI: Dr. Leigh Stearns and Dr. Gordon Hamilton
Institution: University of Kansas
POC: Leigh Stearns
Email: stearnsku.edu

Data Type:
Continuous GPS

Dates:
10/20/2010 - 2/15/2011

Location:
Name: Byrd Glacier
Coordinates: 79 47.10 S  157 53 E
Radius: 50 km

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

Summary: Dr's Leigh Stearns and Gordon Hamilton deployed a large network of continuously operating GPS receivers along the length of the Byrd Glacier during the first half of the 2010'11 field season. The aim of the Byrd Glacier research is to improve the understanding of outlet glacier dynamics in East Antarctica through an in-depth field study of Byrd Glacier. UNAVCO provided instrumentation for 8 wintering GPS sites and 15 summer GPS sites plus installation training.

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