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Ice streams are an expression of the inherent instability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and their behavior is a key control on the overall ice-sheet mass balance. Understanding the response of the ice sheet in a warming climate requires a thorough understanding of the internal dynamics of ice streams, in addition to the relevant ice-atmosphere and ice-ocean interactions in the region. The basal environment of the ice streams and of many glaciers is a key scientific interest, including conditions, mainly basal sliding, that lead to fast flow of the ice. The purpose of this data set is to present a review of the full range of original video recordings from the basal ice of the Kamb Ice Stream. 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The grid was deployed in 2006 and resurveyed in 2007 using a Global Positioning System (GPS). Parameters measured include latitude, longitude, and height of each survey mark in the strain grid, as well as northing, easting, elevations, and displacement of each point during the year between surveys.\n\nData are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) format.", "east": 155.51, "geometry": ["POINT(155.11 -82.82)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Geodesy; Geology/Geophysics - Other; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; GPS; Grounding Line; Kamb Ice Stream; Strain", "locations": "Kamb Ice Stream; Antarctica", "north": -82.78, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Hulbe, Christina", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Grounding Line Forensics: The History of Grounding Line Retreat in the Kamb Ice Stream Outlet Region", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000019", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Grounding Line Forensics: The History of Grounding Line Retreat in the Kamb Ice Stream Outlet Region"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -82.86, "title": "Grounding Line Strain Grid Surveys, Kamb Ice Stream, Antarctica", "uid": "609494", "west": 154.71}, {"awards": "0538120 Catania, Ginny", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-160 -81,-158.5 -81,-157 -81,-155.5 -81,-154 -81,-152.5 -81,-151 -81,-149.5 -81,-148 -81,-146.5 -81,-145 -81,-145 -81.2,-145 -81.4,-145 -81.6,-145 -81.8,-145 -82,-145 -82.2,-145 -82.4,-145 -82.6,-145 -82.8,-145 -83,-146.5 -83,-148 -83,-149.5 -83,-151 -83,-152.5 -83,-154 -83,-155.5 -83,-157 -83,-158.5 -83,-160 -83,-160 -82.8,-160 -82.6,-160 -82.4,-160 -82.2,-160 -82,-160 -81.8,-160 -81.6,-160 -81.4,-160 -81.2,-160 -81))"], "date_created": "Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "These data consist of ice-penetrating radar data collected on the ground across the grounding line near Siple Dome during the 2006 and 2007 Antarctic summer field seasons. Primarily, the data consist of low-frequency radar data (2 MHz, approximately 50 meter resolution) in order to observe deep internal layers and the ice-bed interface. The data set also contains one file with high-frequency (100 MHz, approximately 1 meter resolution) radar data, for a sub-region of one of the low-frequency radar profiles. Coincident kinematic GPS data were also collected to correct the radar data for topography along each profile. Radar profiles are typically approximately 20 km in length with the grounding line crossed centrally where possible. \n\nData are available via FTP in Matlab (.mat) format.", "east": -145.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-152.5 -82)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; GPR; Grounding Line; Radar; Siple Coast", "locations": "Siple Coast; Antarctica", "north": -81.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Hulbe, Christina; Catania, Ginny", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Grounding Line Forensics: The History of Grounding Line Retreat in the Kamb Ice Stream Outlet Region", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000019", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Grounding Line Forensics: The History of Grounding Line Retreat in the Kamb Ice Stream Outlet Region"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -83.0, "title": "Ice-Penetrating Radar Data Across Siple Coast Grounding Lines", "uid": "609474", "west": -160.0}, {"awards": "0337567 Jacobel, Robert", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-140 -82,-139 -82,-138 -82,-137 -82,-136 -82,-135 -82,-134 -82,-133 -82,-132 -82,-131 -82,-130 -82,-130 -82.1,-130 -82.2,-130 -82.3,-130 -82.4,-130 -82.5,-130 -82.6,-130 -82.7,-130 -82.8,-130 -82.9,-130 -83,-131 -83,-132 -83,-133 -83,-134 -83,-135 -83,-136 -83,-137 -83,-138 -83,-139 -83,-140 -83,-140 -82.9,-140 -82.8,-140 -82.7,-140 -82.6,-140 -82.5,-140 -82.4,-140 -82.3,-140 -82.2,-140 -82.1,-140 -82))"], "date_created": "Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains radar data from the Kamb Ice Stream (KIS), formerly known as Ice Stream C, in West Antarctica. The project was part of a larger study to assess the likelihood of ice stream reactivation. Parameters include latitude, longitude, distance along profile, ice thickness pick, bright layer depth, and surface elevation, from approximately 1600 km of ground-based radar traverses recorded during the 2004 and 2005 Antarctic field seasons.\n\nData are available via FTP as ASCII text files (.txt). Profile location maps and sample profile sections are available as Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) image files. The data are also available as binary data on DVD, upon request.", "east": -130.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-135 -82.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; GPR; Kamb Ice Stream", "locations": "Kamb Ice Stream; Antarctica", "north": -82.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Jacobel, Robert", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Is Ice Stream C Restarting? 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The data was acquired by Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of poles. The position of the poles was measured twice; once in 2000, and again in 2002. Movement of the poles in that time show the ice motion velocity and direction.\n GPS pole positions are given in latitude and longitude, and elevations are given in meters above the WGS1984 ellipsoid. The data are presented as tables in ASCII text files. Three maps of the area are included with the data tables.\n\nThe National Science Foundation (NSF) funded this work under grant number OPP-9909469.", "east": -134.3, "geometry": ["POINT(-146.15 -82.85)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Geodesy; Geology/Geophysics - Other; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Kamb Ice Stream", "locations": "Kamb Ice Stream; Antarctica", "north": -82.2, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Scambos, Ted; Catania, Ginny; Conway, Howard; Gades, Anthony; Raymond, Charles", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: History and Evolution of the Siple Coast Ice Stream System as Recorded by Former Shear-Margin Scars", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000165", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: History and Evolution of the Siple Coast Ice Stream System as Recorded by Former Shear-Margin Scars"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -83.5, "title": "Ice Motion and Topography Near Margin Areas of Kamb Ice Stream, Antarctica", "uid": "609141", "west": -158.0}]

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