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GPS Ice Flow Measurements, Allan Hills, Antarctica

Entry ID: NSIDC-0507

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes includes high-precision GPS measurements of steel poles within the Allan Hills Main Ice Field, Near Western Ice Field, and extending to the eastern edge of the Middle Western Ice Field, in Antarctica. These data were collected between December 1997 and December 2010. The extended survey period allowed for vertical and horizontal velocities to be calculated with low associated error. Parameters include locations of poles in latitude and longitude, as well as elevation, ice velocity, and accumulation rates. Data are available via FTP as ASCII text files in comma separated value (.csv) format. Raw data are also provided as Trimble raw data, compressed in .zip format, and supplementary information is provided in .csv format and portable document format (.pdf).

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -76.67

S: -76.83

E: 159.0

W: 158.25

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Kurbatov, A, G. Hamilton, V. Spikes and N. Spaulding.

Dataset Title: GPS Ice Flow Measurements, Allan Hills, Antarctica

Dataset Release Date: 2011-12-20

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0507.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-12-04

Stop Date: 2010-12-19

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 76.833333
Longitude Resolution: 158.25 E

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE MOTION

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE VELOCITY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

LABORATORY

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

GPS > Global Positioning System

Ancillary Keywords

GPS

GPS data

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

UMAINE/CLIMATE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 31 KB

Distribution Format: PDF

Personnel

ANDREI KURBATOV

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

University of Maine

Climate Change Institute

City: Orono

Province or State: Maine

Postal Code: 04469

Country: USA

Publications/References

Spaulding, N. E., V. B. Spikes, G. S. Hamilton, P. A. Mayewski, N. W. Dunbar, R. P. Harvey, J. Schutt, and A. V. Kurbatov. 2012. Updates on Ice Motion and Mass Balance at the Allan Hills Icefield, Antarctica, with Implications for Paleoclimate Reconstructions. Journal of Glaciology. Vol. 58, No. 208, doi:10.3189/2012JoG11J176.

Spikes, V. B. 2000. Laser altimetry, mass balance, and meteorites: A two part study of ice streams and blue ice. Master's thesis: Ohio State University.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-10-24

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-15

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