Elevation change and ice flow at Horseshoe Valley, Patriot Hills, West Antarctica

• Main Authors: Casassa, Gino, Rivera, Andrés, Acuña, César, Brecher, Henry, Lange, Heiner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: INT GLACIOLOGICAL SOC 2004
• Subjects: MASS-BALANCE; Ellsworth Mountains; Heritage Range; Horseshoe Valley; Patriot Hills; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://www.captura.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1889

Patriot Hills is located at 80 degrees 18'S, 81 degrees 22'W, at the southernmost end of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica. A comparison of glacier elevation data and ice velocities obtained by the differential global positioning system in the period 1996-97 is prese...