Glaciological Investigations of the Bulge and Trunk of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica

AGDC Data Catalog

Data Contributors

  • JACOBEL, ROBERT

Parameters

  • GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION
  • GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
  • GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
  • ICE SHEETS
  • RADAR REFLECTIVITY

Instruments

  • RADAR : RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING
  • RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS

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This data set contains radar data from the Kamb Ice Stream (KIS), formerly known as Ice Stream C, in West Antarctica. The project was part of a larger study to assess the likelihood of ice stream reactivation. Parameters include latitude, longitude, distance along profile, ice thickness pick, bright layer depth, and surface elevation, from approximately 1600 km of ground-based radar traverses recorded during the 2004 and 2005 Antarctic field seasons.

Data are available via FTP as ASCII text files (.txt). Profile location maps and sample profile sections are available as Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) image files. The data are also available as binary data on DVD, upon request.

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Data Citation

Jacobel, R. 2009. Glaciological Investigations of the Bulge and the Trunk of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.

Sample Location Map


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