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Balance ice velocities for the Antarctic Ice sheet
Entry ID: ASAC_1261_Balance_Velocities

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Summary
Abstract: Balance Ice Velocities for the Antarctic ice sheet.

These ice velocities (in m/yr) represent the (hypothetical) distribution of depth-averaged ice velocities that would keep the Antarctic ice sheet in its present shape (i.e. surface topography and thickness), under the influence of a prescribed accumulation distribution.
The present fluxes were computed using computer code BalanceV2 (by Warner) (outlined in Budd and Warner 1996, and detailed in Fricker, Warner and Allison 2000), using the surface accumulation dataset of Vaughan et al (1999), the ice sheet surface elevation dataset distributed by BEDMAP (attributed to Liu et al 1999), and the ice sheet thickness compilation distributed by the BEDMAP consortium (Lythe et al 2001).
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -65.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
ASAC_1261
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-09-30
Stop Date: 2005-03-31
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 5 km
Longitude Resolution: 5 km
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Quality Values provided in temporal coverage are approximate only.
Access Constraints See the BEDMAP website for access to the ice sheet surface elevation dataset and the ice sheet thickness compilation.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at the URL below when using these data.
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Originating Center
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Fees: free
Personnel
ROLAND WARNER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6226 7878
Fax: +61 3 6226 2902
Email: Roland.Warner at utas.edu.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division and
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC
Private Bag 80
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
Publications/References
BUDD, W. F. and WARNER R. C - A computer scheme for rapid calculations of balance-flux distributions. Annals of Glaciology 23 21-27 (1996)

FRICKER, H.A., WARNER R., and ALLISON I. - Mass balance of the Lambert Glacier - Amery Ice Shelf system, East Antarctica: a comparison of computed balance fluxes and measured fluxes, Journal of Glaciology, 46(155), 561-570, 2000

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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-07-19
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-03-16

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