Greenland ice velocity during two lake drainage events (June 2011)

• Main Authors: Marco Tedesco, M. J. Hoffman, I.C. Willis, P. M. Alexander, A. F. Banwell
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2013
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MOTION/ICE SHEET MOTION; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > POSITIONING/NAVIGATION > GPS > GPS RECEIVERS; FIELD SURVEY; POINT; HOURLY TO DAILY; 1 MINUTE TO 1 HOUR; geoscientificInformation; Greenland; Survey Point; glacier; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XP72Z7

Data were collected during June of 2011 on the west coast of Greenland. Antennas were mounted on aluminum poles drilled into the ice with a portable steam drill to a depth of 6 m. GPS data were logged every 15 seconds, and positions were determined by carrier-phase differential processing using TRAC...