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Dataset Title/Abstract/Map | NSF Award(s) | Date Created | PIs / Scientists | Project Links | Abstract | Bounds Geometry | Geometry | Selected | Visible |
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AGASEA 4.7 ka Englacial Isochron over the Thwaites Glacier Catchment
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0636724 1043761 0230197 2127606 |
2023-03-15 | Muldoon, Gail R.; Young, Duncan A.; Jackson, Charles; Blankenship, Donald D. |
Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System Geophysical Investigations of Marie Byrd Land Lithospheric Evolution (GIMBLE) Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA) |
This file contains internal radar horizon 1 (lm-MERGE-lay9-grg) for West Antarctica, collected during the SOAR/CASERTZ (1991-1996), SOAR/DVD (1999), ATRS (2001), AGASEA (2004-05) and GIMBLE (2013-2014) expeditions. Only data collected in AGASEA is contained in this specific product. This data set is linked to PH.D thesis Muldoon, G. 2018 "West Antarctic Ice Sheet Retreat during the Last Interglacial"Spatial and temporal distributions of accumulation rates on the catchment of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica", University of Texas at Austin https://doi.org/10.15781/T23B5WS0D The internal radar horizon (IRH) was traced semi-automatically by Gail R. Muldoon using Haliburtons's Landmark software and picker, in a combination of 2D focused and unfocused data. Depths were calculated using a 2 way velocity in ice of 84.5 m/microsecond, and no firn correction. Isochron age is 4711 (+/- 246 ) years. Funding for this dataset as provided by NSF grants and The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation. | ["POLYGON((-136 -74,-131.9 -74,-127.8 -74,-123.7 -74,-119.6 -74,-115.5 -74,-111.4 -74,-107.30000000000001 -74,-103.2 -74,-99.1 -74,-95 -74,-95 -74.7,-95 -75.4,-95 -76.1,-95 -76.8,-95 -77.5,-95 -78.2,-95 -78.9,-95 -79.6,-95 -80.3,-95 -81,-99.1 -81,-103.2 -81,-107.3 -81,-111.4 -81,-115.5 -81,-119.6 -81,-123.69999999999999 -81,-127.8 -81,-131.9 -81,-136 -81,-136 -80.3,-136 -79.6,-136 -78.9,-136 -78.2,-136 -77.5,-136 -76.8,-136 -76.1,-136 -75.4,-136 -74.7,-136 -74))"] | ["POINT(-115.5 -77.5)"] | false | false |
Radar Sounding Observations of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, 2004-2005
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1745137 |
2021-03-05 | Chu, Winnie; Hilger, Andrew M.; Culberg, Riley; Schroeder, Dustin; Jordan, Thomas M.; Seroussi, Helene; Young, Duncan A.; Vaughan, David G. |
CAREER: Cross-Instrument Synthesis of Antarctic Radar Sounding Observations |
The dataset contains radargrams from the 2004-2005 airborne radar sounding surveys on Pine Island Glacier and Thwaites Glacier as part of the BBAS and AGASEA projects. It also includes basal reflectivity and one-way attenuation rates derived from these radargrams. Radar data from the Pine Island Ice Shelf inland to the Bentley Sublglacial Trench were collected by the British Antarctica Survey (BAS) with the Polarimetric-radar Airborne Science INstrument (PASIN) radar sounder, operating at a center frequency of 150 MHz and 15 MHz bandwidth. Data over Thwaites Glacier were collected by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) High Capability Airborne Radar Sounder (HiCARS) operating at a center frequency of 60 MHz with 15 MHz of bandwidth. Data are provided as 50km segments in NetCDF files, along with kml location files, and pdf files for browsing radargrams images by flight transect. Details of the processing methods are included in the associated README file. The processed data sets (reflectivity and attenuation) are provided as a single NetCDF file for each flight transect. Details of the calibration and processing procedures are provided in Chu, et al (in review). | ["POLYGON((-130 -72.9,-125.27 -72.9,-120.54 -72.9,-115.81 -72.9,-111.08 -72.9,-106.35 -72.9,-101.62 -72.9,-96.89 -72.9,-92.16 -72.9,-87.43 -72.9,-82.7 -72.9,-82.7 -73.76,-82.7 -74.62,-82.7 -75.48,-82.7 -76.34,-82.7 -77.2,-82.7 -78.06,-82.7 -78.92,-82.7 -79.78,-82.7 -80.64,-82.7 -81.5,-87.43 -81.5,-92.16 -81.5,-96.89 -81.5,-101.62 -81.5,-106.35 -81.5,-111.08 -81.5,-115.81 -81.5,-120.54 -81.5,-125.27 -81.5,-130 -81.5,-130 -80.64,-130 -79.78,-130 -78.92,-130 -78.06,-130 -77.2,-130 -76.34,-130 -75.48,-130 -74.62,-130 -73.76,-130 -72.9))"] | ["POINT(-106.35 -77.2)"] | false | false |
Subglacial water flow paths under Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica
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0636724 |
2012-05-21 | Carter, Sasha P.; Young, Duncan A.; Blankenship, Donald D. |
Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System |
This data set contains subglacial water flow paths beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica, interpreted from ice thickness and bed elevation measurements collected between 7 December 2004 and 31 January 2005 by the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Embayment (AGASEA) expedition. Data consist of an ASCII text file with geographical coordinates, hydraulic head, and bed and surface elevations, and a corresponding .pdf map. Data are available via FTP. | ["POLYGON((-120 -75,-117 -75,-114 -75,-111 -75,-108 -75,-105 -75,-102 -75,-99 -75,-96 -75,-93 -75,-90 -75,-90 -75.5,-90 -76,-90 -76.5,-90 -77,-90 -77.5,-90 -78,-90 -78.5,-90 -79,-90 -79.5,-90 -80,-93 -80,-96 -80,-99 -80,-102 -80,-105 -80,-108 -80,-111 -80,-114 -80,-117 -80,-120 -80,-120 -79.5,-120 -79,-120 -78.5,-120 -78,-120 -77.5,-120 -77,-120 -76.5,-120 -76,-120 -75.5,-120 -75))"] | ["POINT(-105 -77.5)"] | false | false |
AGASEA Ice Thickness Profile Data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica
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0636724 |
2012-05-03 | Blankenship, Donald D.; Young, Duncan A.; Holt, John W.; Kempf, Scott D. |
Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System |
This data set contains line-based radar-derived ice thickness and bed elevation data, collected as part of the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Embayment (AGASEA) expedition, which took place over Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica from 2004 to 2005. The data set includes ice thickness, ice sheet bed elevation, and ice sheet surface elevation, derived from ice-penetrating radar and aircraft GPS positions. The data are spaced on a 15 km by 15 km grid over the entire catchment of the glacier, and sampled at approximately 15 meters along track. Most of the radar data used for this dataset has been processed using a 1-D focusing algorithm, to reduce the along track resolution to tens of meters, to improve boundary conditions for ice sheet models. Data are available via FTP in space-delimited ASCII format. | ["POLYGON((-125 -73,-121.5 -73,-118 -73,-114.5 -73,-111 -73,-107.5 -73,-104 -73,-100.5 -73,-97 -73,-93.5 -73,-90 -73,-90 -74,-90 -75,-90 -76,-90 -77,-90 -78,-90 -79,-90 -80,-90 -81,-90 -82,-90 -83,-93.5 -83,-97 -83,-100.5 -83,-104 -83,-107.5 -83,-111 -83,-114.5 -83,-118 -83,-121.5 -83,-125 -83,-125 -82,-125 -81,-125 -80,-125 -79,-125 -78,-125 -77,-125 -76,-125 -75,-125 -74,-125 -73))"] | ["POINT(-107.5 -78)"] | false | false |
Airborne Laser Altimetry of the Thwaites Glacier Catchment, West Antarctica
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0636724 0230197 |
2008-01-01 | Young, Duncan A.; Kempf, Scott D.; Blankenship, Donald D.; Holt, John W.; Morse, David L. |
Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System |
This data set includes airborne altimetry collected over the catchment and main trunk of Thwaites Glacier, one of Antarctica's most active ice streams. The airborne altimetry comprises 35,000 line-kilometers sampled at 20 meters along track. The full dataset has an internal error of ±20 cm; a primary subset has an error of ±8 cm. We find a +20 cm bias with Geoscience Laser Altimeter System data over a flat interior region. These data will serve as an additional temporal reference for the evolution of Thwaites Glacier surface, as well as aid the construction of future high resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEM). Line data are available in space-delimited ASCII format and are available via FTP. | ["POLYGON((-130 -75,-126.5 -75,-123 -75,-119.5 -75,-116 -75,-112.5 -75,-109 -75,-105.5 -75,-102 -75,-98.5 -75,-95 -75,-95 -75.5,-95 -76,-95 -76.5,-95 -77,-95 -77.5,-95 -78,-95 -78.5,-95 -79,-95 -79.5,-95 -80,-98.5 -80,-102 -80,-105.5 -80,-109 -80,-112.5 -80,-116 -80,-119.5 -80,-123 -80,-126.5 -80,-130 -80,-130 -79.5,-130 -79,-130 -78.5,-130 -78,-130 -77.5,-130 -77,-130 -76.5,-130 -76,-130 -75.5,-130 -75))"] | ["POINT(-112.5 -77.5)"] | false | false |
Amundsen Sea Sector Data Set
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0230197 |
2007-01-01 | Fastook, James L. |
Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA) |
This data set includes a nested model, that starts at low resolution for the whole Antarctic Ice Sheet, and then embeds higher resolution data at limited domains. There are at least three levels of nesting: whole, regional, and specific ice streams. Investigators focused on the Thwaites Glacier and the Pine Island Glacier. The model was produced using data from (Holt et al. 2006) and (Vaughan et al. 2006). Data are in Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) format and are available via FTP. | ["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"] | ["POINT(0 -89.999)"] | false | false |
Subglacial Topography: Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica
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0230197 |
2006-10-25 | Holt, John W.; Blankenship, Donald D.; Morse, David L.; Vaughan, David G.; Corr, Hugh F. J.; Young, Duncan A. |
Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA) |
This data set includes 5 km gridded data from the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA) conducted during the 2004-2005 austral summer. Investigators derived maps of the ice sheet surface and subglacial topography, which covers the entire catchments of both the Thwaites Glacier and the Pine Islands Glacier, from airborne survey systems mounted on a Twin Otter aircraft. The surveys had sufficient density to identify critical ice dynamic transitions within the Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE). The ASE is the only major drainage to exhibit significant elevation change over the period of available satellite observations. Modeling of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) deglaciation pinpointed the Pine Island Glacier and the Thwaites Glacier, which comprise a major portion of the ASE, as the most vulnerable features of the WAIS. Present knowledge of the ice thickness and subglacial boundary conditions in the ASE are insufficient to understand its evolution or its sensitivity to climatic change, and it is not yet determined whether these changes are evidence of ongoing deglaciation or simply a fluctuation that does not threaten the equilibrium of the ice sheet. This research will support the efforts of a community of United States and international researchers to assess the present and predict the future behavior of the ice sheet in the ASE. These data are available via FTP. | ["POLYGON((-134.9 -71.7,-129.86 -71.7,-124.82 -71.7,-119.78 -71.7,-114.74 -71.7,-109.7 -71.7,-104.66 -71.7,-99.62 -71.7,-94.58 -71.7,-89.54 -71.7,-84.5 -71.7,-84.5 -72.7,-84.5 -73.7,-84.5 -74.7,-84.5 -75.7,-84.5 -76.7,-84.5 -77.7,-84.5 -78.7,-84.5 -79.7,-84.5 -80.7,-84.5 -81.7,-89.54 -81.7,-94.58 -81.7,-99.62 -81.7,-104.66 -81.7,-109.7 -81.7,-114.74 -81.7,-119.78 -81.7,-124.82 -81.7,-129.86 -81.7,-134.9 -81.7,-134.9 -80.7,-134.9 -79.7,-134.9 -78.7,-134.9 -77.7,-134.9 -76.7,-134.9 -75.7,-134.9 -74.7,-134.9 -73.7,-134.9 -72.7,-134.9 -71.7))"] | ["POINT(-109.7 -76.7)"] | false | false |