GPS Ice Flow Measurements, Allan Hills, Antarctica

Data Contributors KURBATOV, ANDREI V. SPIKES, VANDY BLUE HAMILTON, GORDON S. SPAULDING, NICOLE Parameters GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MOTION/ICE SHEET MOTION GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY SNOW/ICE SNOW/ICE > ICE MOTION SNOW/ICE > ICE VELOCITY Instruments GPS : GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

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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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Kurbatov, A, G. Hamilton, V. Spikes and N. Spaulding.. 2011. GPS Ice Flow Measurements, Allan Hills, Antarctica. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5NS0RSX.

Literature Citation

The generation of this data set is discussed in the following article(s). Please acknowledge the use of this data set by referencing the following citation(s):

Spaulding, N. and et al. 2012. Ice Motion and Mass Balance at the Allan Hills blue-ice area, Antarctica, with Implications for Paleoclimate Reconstructions. Journal of Glaciology 58(208): 399-406. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/2012JoG11J176.

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