Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry
During the 1999-2000 Italian Expedition, an airborne radar survey was performed along 12 transects across Lake Vostok, Antarctica, and its western and eastern margins. Ice thickness, subglacial elevation and the precise location of lake boundaries were determined. Radar data confirm the geometry der...
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ftingv:oai:www.earth-prints.org:2122/4030 2023-05-15T13:51:39+02:00 Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry Tabacco, I. E. Bianchi, C. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. Forieri, A. Della Vedova, A. Tabacco, I. E.; Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Bianchi, C.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Zirizzotti, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Zuccheretti, E.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Forieri, A.; Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Della Vedova, A.; Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia 2002 http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4030 en eng International Glaciological Society Journal of Glaciolgy 160 / 48 (2002) http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4030 restricted subglacial lakes ice thickness RES system 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.02. Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.05. Ice dynamics article 2002 ftingv 2022-07-29T06:04:57Z During the 1999-2000 Italian Expedition, an airborne radar survey was performed along 12 transects across Lake Vostok, Antarctica, and its western and eastern margins. Ice thickness, subglacial elevation and the precise location of lake boundaries were determined. Radar data confirm the geometry derived from previous surveys, but with some slight differences. We measured a length of up to 260 km, a maximum width of 81 km and an area of roughly 14000 km2. Along the major axis, from north to south, the ice thickness varies from 3800 to 4250 m, with a decreasing gradient. From west to east the ice thickness is fairly constant, except for two narrow strips located on the western and eastern margins, where it increases with high thickening rate. Over the lake the surface elevation increases from 3476 m a.s.1. [south) to 3525 (north), with a decreasing gradient, while the lake surface elevation decreases from -315 to -750 m a.s.l., with a decreasing gradient (absolute value). The icesurface and lake-ceiling slopes suggest that the lake is in a state of hydrostatic equilibrium. Published 62-69 3.8. Geofisica per l'ambiente JCR Journal reserved Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Earth-Prints (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Lake Vostok ENVELOPE(106.000,106.000,-77.500,-77.500) |
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subglacial lakes ice thickness RES system 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.02. Cryosphere/atmosphere Interaction 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.05. Ice dynamics Tabacco, I. E. Bianchi, C. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. Forieri, A. Della Vedova, A. Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry |
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During the 1999-2000 Italian Expedition, an airborne radar survey was performed along 12 transects across Lake Vostok, Antarctica, and its western and eastern margins. Ice thickness, subglacial elevation and the precise location of lake boundaries were determined. Radar data confirm the geometry derived from previous surveys, but with some slight differences. We measured a length of up to 260 km, a maximum width of 81 km and an area of roughly 14000 km2. Along the major axis, from north to south, the ice thickness varies from 3800 to 4250 m, with a decreasing gradient. From west to east the ice thickness is fairly constant, except for two narrow strips located on the western and eastern margins, where it increases with high thickening rate. Over the lake the surface elevation increases from 3476 m a.s.1. [south) to 3525 (north), with a decreasing gradient, while the lake surface elevation decreases from -315 to -750 m a.s.l., with a decreasing gradient (absolute value). The icesurface and lake-ceiling slopes suggest that the lake is in a state of hydrostatic equilibrium. Published 62-69 3.8. Geofisica per l'ambiente JCR Journal reserved |
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Tabacco, I. E.; Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Bianchi, C.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Zirizzotti, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Zuccheretti, E.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia Forieri, A.; Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Della Vedova, A.; Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Department of Earth Science, University of Milan, Via Cicognara 7, I-20129 Milan, Italy Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia |
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Tabacco, I. E. Bianchi, C. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. Forieri, A. Della Vedova, A. |
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Tabacco, I. E. Bianchi, C. Zirizzotti, A. Zuccheretti, E. Forieri, A. Della Vedova, A. |
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Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry |
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Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry |
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Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry |
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Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry |
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Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry |
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airborne radar survey above vostok region, east-central antarctica: ice thickness and lake vostok geometry |
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International Glaciological Society |
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2002 |
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Lake Vostok |
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Antarc* Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctica |
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