Basal melt rates of the Ross Ice Shelf near the Whillans Ice Stream grounding line

Abstract: This dataset contains ice-shelf basal melt rates and vertical strain rates for 11 sites near the Whillans Ice Stream grounding line. These rates were determined using Autonomous Phase-Sensitive Radar. Data processing is described in Begeman et al. 2018, JGR Oceans. These sites are concentr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Begeman, Carolyn Branecky
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2018
Subjects:
flexure zone
ice-shelf basal melting
ice-shelf strain rate
Ice Shelf
Glaciology
Antarctica
Glaciers/Ice Sheet
Cryosphere
US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC)
Antarctic
Ross Ice Shelf
Whillans
Whillans Ice Stream
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/601122
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Summary:Abstract: This dataset contains ice-shelf basal melt rates and vertical strain rates for 11 sites near the Whillans Ice Stream grounding line. These rates were determined using Autonomous Phase-Sensitive Radar. Data processing is described in Begeman et al. 2018, JGR Oceans. These sites are concentrated within an embayment of the Ross Ice Shelf. These melt rates and strain rates were determined over periods ranging from 10 to 38 days in December 2014 to January 2015.

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