Exploring the Recovery Lakes region and interior Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, with airborne gravity, magnetic and radar measurements

Long-range airborne geophysical measurements were carried out in the ICEGRAV campaigns, covering hitherto unexplored parts of interior East Antarctica and part of the Antarctic Peninsula. The airborne surveys provided a regional coverage of gravity, magnetic and ice-penetrating radar measurements fo...

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Published in:Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Main Authors: Forsberg, René, Olesen, Arne Vestergaard, Ferraccioli, Fausto, Jordan, Tom A., Matsuoka, Kenichi, Zakrajsek, Andres, Ghidella, Marta, Greenbaum, Jamin S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Belgrano
Belgrano II
Dronning Maud Land
East Antarctica
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey
Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/19191f3d-e06c-4f0c-b19e-f01a6359915f
https://doi.org/10.1144/SP461.17
https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/142218265/23.full.pdf
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Summary:Long-range airborne geophysical measurements were carried out in the ICEGRAV campaigns, covering hitherto unexplored parts of interior East Antarctica and part of the Antarctic Peninsula. The airborne surveys provided a regional coverage of gravity, magnetic and ice-penetrating radar measurements for major Dronning Maud Land ice stream systems, from the grounding lines up to the Recovery Lakes drainage basin, and filled in major data voids in Antarctic data compilations, such as AntGP for gravity data, ADMAP for magnetic data and BEDMAP2 for ice thickness data and the sub-ice topography. We present the first maps of gravity, magnetic and ice thickness data and bedrock topography for the region and show examples of bedrock topography and basal reflectivity patterns. The 2013 Recovery Lakes campaign was carried out with a British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter aircraft operating from the Halley and Belgrano II stations, as well as a remote field camp located at the Recovery subglacial Lake B site. Gravity measurements were the primary driver for the survey, with two airborne gravimeters (Lacoste and Romberg and Chekan-AM) providing measurements at an accuracy level of around 2 mGal r.m.s., supplementing GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite data and confirming an excellent sub-milligal agreement between satellite and airborne data at longer wavelengths.

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