Subglacial water flow paths under Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

Data Contributors CARTER, SASHA P. YOUNG, DUNCAN A. BLANKENSHIP, DONALD D. Parameters GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY Instruments RADAR : RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING

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This data set contains subglacial water flow paths beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica, interpreted from ice thickness and bed elevation measurements collected between 7 December 2004 and 31 January 2005 by the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Embayment (AGASEA) expedition. Data consist of an ASCII text file with geographical coordinates, hydraulic head, and bed and surface elevations, and a corresponding .pdf map.

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Carter, S. P., D. A. Young, and D. D. Blankenship. 2012. Subglacial water flow paths under Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5RJ4GC8.

Sample Flow Paths Map

Image: Carter, S. P. et. al., 2012

Water flow paths beneath Thwaites Glacier (Carter et al., 2012)

Map of water flow paths beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica (Carter et al., 2012).

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