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Thwaites International Polar Year (IPY) Geophysics, Antarctica
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Anandakrishnan_0632198
Summary
Abstract:
A project to study ice sheet history and dynamics on the Thwaites Glacier and Pine Island Glacier in the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Purpose: This project is one of a number of projects to characterize the Amundsen Sea Embayment, which has been identified in numerous planning documents as perhaps the most important target for ice-dynamical research. Taken together, this "pulse of activity" will result in a better understanding of this important part of the global system. Field work will measure the subglacial environment of Thwaites and ... 
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2008-11-01
Stop Date:
2010-01-30
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Publications/References
Quayle, R.G. (1989), The Wolbach Dataset for Global Climate Monitoring - Philanthropy and Climatology., 70, 1570, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2012-08-02
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-12-13
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