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S-005 DeVries
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Data Set Name:
S-005 1997/98

Investigator: 
PI: Art DeVries
POC: PI
Institution: University of Illinois
Email:  art_devriesqms1.life.uiuc.edu
Web Site: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/physiology
          faculty/devries.html

Data Type:
DGPS positions

Dates:
11/97

Location:
Name: McMurdo Ice Shelf
Coordinates: 77 53 S  166 30 E
Radius: 5 km

Data Center:
N/A
Summary:
Field assistant Steve Munsell requested GPS support to accurately digitize the location of the Pegasus Crack and the nearby edge of the McMurdo Ice Shelf. This area has been the subject of S-005 study due to both the undisturbed ice crystal formations and as an access point to the colder water under the ice shelf. Position data are valuable both for GIS applications and for monitoring annual changes to the crack and edge of the ice shelf. The meter level GPS survey was performed by mounting the new GeoExplorer receiver on a snowmobile and driving along the features surveyed. The DGPS broadcast station provided differential corrections in real-time, eliminating post-processing requirements.
 

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