GPS Ice Flow Measurements, Allan Hills, Antarctica  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0507
Summary
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).
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -76.66667°
S: -76.83333°
E: 159°
W: 158.25°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset 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: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0507.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5NS0RSX
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-12-04
Stop Date: 2010-12-19
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Mass Balance/Ice Sheet Mass Balance
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Motion
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Velocity
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Motion
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Velocity
Ancillary Keywords
- GPS
- GPS data
- GPS OBSERVATIONS
- Ice Motion
- MAPPING GPS DATA
- Vertical motions
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- FIELD SURVEYS
- LABORATORY
Instrument
- GPS Global Positioning System
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@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@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
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 44 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Andrei V. Kurbatov
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 207 581-2840
Fax: 1 207 581-1203
Email: akurbatov@maine.edu
Contact Address:
- Climate Change Institute
- University of Maine
- 303 Bryand Global Science Building
City: Orono
Province or State: ME
Postal Code: 04469
Country: USA
Vandy Blue Spikes
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 775 450-5988
Email: vbs@earthscienceagency.com
Contact Address:
- Earth Science Agency, LLC
- 9879 E. Broken Spur Dr.
City: Scottsdale
Province or State: AZ
Postal Code: 85262
Country: USA
Gordon S. Hamilton
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: gordon.hamilton@maine.edu
Contact Address:
- Climate Change Institute
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Climate Change Institute
- Department of Earth Sciences
- University of Maine
City: Orono
Province or State: ME
Postal Code: 04469-5790
Country: USA
Nicole Spaulding
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Maine
- Climate Change Insitute
- 303 Bryand Global Science Building
City: Orono
Province or State: Maine
Postal Code: 04469
Country: USA
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@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
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Investigator Home Page
Reference
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.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-12-20
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-20
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