Ice Motion and Topography Near Margin Areas of Kamb Ice Stream, Antarctica

Data Contributors

SCAMBOS, TED
CATANIA, GINNY
CONWAY, HOWARD
GADES, ANTHONY
RAYMOND, CHARLES

Parameters

GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION
GLACIER MOTION/ICE SHEET MOTION
GLACIERS
ICE EXTENT
ICE MOTION
ICE SHEETS
ICE VELOCITY

Instruments

GPS : GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
GPS RECEIVERS
RADAR : RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING
RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS

This data set includes ice motion and topography measurements that were taken by measuring movement and altitude of poles set in the West Antarctic Ice Shelf. The data was acquired by Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of poles. The position of the poles was measured twice; once in 2000, and again in 2002. Movement of the poles in that time show the ice motion velocity and direction. GPS pole positions are given in latitude and longitude, and elevations are given in meters above the WGS1984 ellipsoid. The data are presented as tables in ASCII text files. Three maps of the area are included with the data tables.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded this work under grant number OPP-9909469.

Data Citation

Scambos, T., C. Raymond, H. Conway, G. Catania. 2003. Ice Motion and Topography Near Margin Areas of Kamb Ice Stream. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.