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Changes in the cliff face (retreat) at a cold based glacier, Wright Lower Glacier, Wright Valley, Antarctica

Entry ID: K064_2004_2007_NZ_4

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Summary

Abstract: A change in the position of the supraglacial channel cliff faces of the Wright Lower Glacier was investigated over three field seasons (04-05, 05-06 and 06-07). The volume of ice lost due to cliff retreat was estimated by setting up ablation markers in the front of the cliff (= baseline measurements). At four cross sections, a tape was set up between the markers and at set intervals the distance ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.3

S: -77.5

E: 163.3

W: 162.5

Service Citation

Originators: Liping Di
Title: Geobrain Data and Product Download
Provider: Laboratory for Advanced Information Technology and Standards, GMU
URL: http://geobrain.laits.gmu.edu/products.htm

Service Keywords

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA DELIVERY

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT >LAND MANAGEMENT >LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER >LAND COVER

LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >INFRARED FLUX

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

PLANNING CADASTRE

Platform

LANDSAT-5

LANDSAT-7

TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)

Instrument

ASTER > Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

REASON > Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network

Service Provider

GMU/SCS/LAITS > Laboratory of Advanced Information and Technology Standards, School of Computational Science, George Mason University

Service Organization URL: http://laits.gmu.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: LIPING DI Phone: 703-993-6114 Fax: 703-993-6127 Email: ldi at gmu.edu Contact Address: Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems George Mason University 4400 University Drive, MSN 6E1 George Mason University City: Fairfax Province or State: VA Postal Code: 22032 Country: USA