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Site abbreviations in file names are as follows: BG = Blanchard Glacier, CG = Cadman Glacier, FG = Ferrigno Glacier, FI = Filchner Ice Shelf, HG = Heim Glacier, LA = Edgeworth Glacier (Larsen A tributary), LB = Cadman Glacier (Larsen B tributary), LG = Leonardo Glacier, MI = Mertz Ice Tongue, PT = Polar Times, RI = Ronne Ice Shelf, SG = Seller Glacier, TG = Thwaites Glacier, TI = Totten Ice Shelf, and WG = Widdowson Glacier.", "east": 180.0, "geometry": ["POINT(0 -89.999)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Elevation; Glaciology; Iceberg; Meltwater; Submarine Melt", "locations": "Antarctica; Antarctica", "north": -60.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Enderlin, Ellyn; Dickson, Adam; Miller, Emily; Dryak, Mariama; Oliver, Caitlin; Aberle, Rainey", "project_titles": "Antarctic Submarine Melt Variability from Remote Sensing of Icebergs", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010210", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Antarctic Submarine Melt Variability from Remote Sensing of Icebergs"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -90.0, "title": "Remotely-sensed iceberg geometries and meltwater fluxes", "uid": "601679", "west": -180.0}, {"awards": "1933764 Enderlin, Ellyn", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-63.1 -65.2,-62.99 -65.2,-62.88 -65.2,-62.77 -65.2,-62.660000000000004 -65.2,-62.55 -65.2,-62.44 -65.2,-62.33 -65.2,-62.22 -65.2,-62.11 -65.2,-62 -65.2,-62 -65.24000000000001,-62 -65.28,-62 -65.32,-62 -65.36,-62 -65.4,-62 -65.44,-62 -65.47999999999999,-62 -65.52,-62 -65.56,-62 -65.6,-62.11 -65.6,-62.22 -65.6,-62.33 -65.6,-62.44 -65.6,-62.55 -65.6,-62.660000000000004 -65.6,-62.77 -65.6,-62.88 -65.6,-62.99 -65.6,-63.1 -65.6,-63.1 -65.56,-63.1 -65.52,-63.1 -65.47999999999999,-63.1 -65.44,-63.1 -65.4,-63.1 -65.36,-63.1 -65.32,-63.1 -65.28,-63.1 -65.24000000000001,-63.1 -65.2))"], "date_created": "Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This dataset contains observed and modeled conditions along the Crane Glacier centerline for ~1994\u20142100. 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Glaciological Investigations of the \u0027Bulge\u0027 and the Trunk of Ice Stream C, West Antartica"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -83.0, "title": "Glaciological Investigations of the Bulge and Trunk of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica", "uid": "609380", "west": -140.0}, {"awards": "8919147 Elliot, David", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-134 -80,-131 -80,-128 -80,-125 -80,-122 -80,-119 -80,-116 -80,-113 -80,-110 -80,-107 -80,-104 -80,-104 -80.4,-104 -80.8,-104 -81.2,-104 -81.6,-104 -82,-104 -82.4,-104 -82.8,-104 -83.2,-104 -83.6,-104 -84,-107 -84,-110 -84,-113 -84,-116 -84,-119 -84,-122 -84,-125 -84,-128 -84,-131 -84,-134 -84,-134 -83.6,-134 -83.2,-134 -82.8,-134 -82.4,-134 -82,-134 -81.6,-134 -81.2,-134 -80.8,-134 -80.4,-134 -80))"], "date_created": "Wed, 17 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Ice surface elevation and ice thickness data are available for a\nportion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The investigators utilized a\nlaser altimeter and ice-penetrating radar mounted to a Twin Otter\naircraft to survey the ice sheet. Ice surface elevations and ice\nthickness data, derived from laser altimetry and radar sounding\nresults, are available in ASCII format via ftp.\n\nThese data are a result of the Corridor Aerogeophysics of the\nSoutheastern Ross Transect Zone (CASERTZ) experiments of the 1990s.\nThe CASERTZ geophysical surveys were aimed at understanding geological\ncontrols on ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, ultimately to\nhelp assess the potential for ice sheet collapse. Blankenship et\nal. (2001) used ice surface elevations and ice thicknesses (reported\nhere) to calculate driving stresses across the ice sheet and thus to identify regions of rapid basal movement by ice streams.", "east": -104.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-119 -82)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Elevation; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ross Embayment; West Antarctica", "locations": "Ross Embayment; Antarctica; West Antarctica", "north": -80.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Blankenship, Donald D.; Finn, C. A.; Morse, David L.; Peters, M. E.; Kempf, Scott D.; Hodge, S. M.; Behrendt, J. C.; Brozena, J. M.; Studinger, Michael S.; Bell, Robin", "project_titles": "Corridor Aerogeophysics of the Southeastern Ross Transect Zone (CASERTZ), Antarctica", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000056", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Corridor Aerogeophysics of the Southeastern Ross Transect Zone (CASERTZ), Antarctica"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -84.0, "title": "Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation, Southeastern Ross Embayment, West Antarctica", "uid": "609099", "west": -134.0}, {"awards": "0338151 Raymond, Charles", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-157 -71,-154.9 -71,-152.8 -71,-150.7 -71,-148.6 -71,-146.5 -71,-144.4 -71,-142.3 -71,-140.2 -71,-138.1 -71,-136 -71,-136 -71.9,-136 -72.8,-136 -73.7,-136 -74.6,-136 -75.5,-136 -76.4,-136 -77.3,-136 -78.2,-136 -79.1,-136 -80,-138.1 -80,-140.2 -80,-142.3 -80,-144.4 -80,-146.5 -80,-148.6 -80,-150.7 -80,-152.8 -80,-154.9 -80,-157 -80,-157 -79.1,-157 -78.2,-157 -77.3,-157 -76.4,-157 -75.5,-157 -74.6,-157 -73.7,-157 -72.8,-157 -71.9,-157 -71))"], "date_created": "Wed, 10 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set provides surface elevation and ice thickness data for a portion of the Marie Byrd Land sector of West Antarctica, including the Ford Ranges, the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, much of the Edward VII Peninsula, and the Shirase Coast region of the eastern Ross Ice Shelf. The investigators used radar sounding and laser altimetry from a Twin Otter aircraft flying at varying altitudes, at least 300 m above the surface, at an air speed of about 130 knots. Surveys were accomplished with 64 flights in December 1998 and January 1999. This research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) contract NSF OPP 9615281.", "east": -136.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-146.5 -75.5)"], "keywords": "Airborne Radar; Airplane; Antarctica; Elevation; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Marie Byrd Land", "locations": "Antarctica; Marie Byrd Land", "north": -71.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Luyendyk, Bruce P.; Wilson, Douglas S.", "project_titles": "Glaciological Characteristics of the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide Deduced by a New Analysis of Ice-penetrating Radar Data", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000017", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Glaciological Characteristics of the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide Deduced by a New Analysis of Ice-penetrating Radar Data"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -80.0, "title": "Surface Elevation and Ice Thickness, Western Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica", "uid": "609119", "west": -157.0}, {"awards": "9615347 Conway, Howard", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-161.5307 -79.3539,-161.3584 -79.3539,-161.1861 -79.3539,-161.0138 -79.3539,-160.8415 -79.3539,-160.6692 -79.3539,-160.4969 -79.3539,-160.3246 -79.3539,-160.1523 -79.3539,-159.98 -79.3539,-159.8077 -79.3539,-159.8077 -79.37757,-159.8077 -79.40124,-159.8077 -79.42491,-159.8077 -79.44858,-159.8077 -79.47225,-159.8077 -79.49592,-159.8077 -79.51959,-159.8077 -79.54326,-159.8077 -79.56693,-159.8077 -79.5906,-159.98 -79.5906,-160.1523 -79.5906,-160.3246 -79.5906,-160.4969 -79.5906,-160.6692 -79.5906,-160.8415 -79.5906,-161.0138 -79.5906,-161.1861 -79.5906,-161.3584 -79.5906,-161.5307 -79.5906,-161.5307 -79.56693,-161.5307 -79.54326,-161.5307 -79.51959,-161.5307 -79.49592,-161.5307 -79.47225,-161.5307 -79.44858,-161.5307 -79.42491,-161.5307 -79.40124,-161.5307 -79.37757,-161.5307 -79.3539))"], "date_created": "Fri, 23 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set consists of bedrock and surface elevation readings taken by ground penetrating radar and Global Positioning System (GPS) on Roosevelt Island, an ice dome within the Ross Ice Shelf. Locations were validated by GPS readings of poles set in the surface snow. The data was collected between November and December, 1997.\n\nData are available via ftp, and are provided in a text file with an accompanying file that provides GPS locations. Surface and bedrock elevations are given in meters above WGS84.", "east": -159.8077, "geometry": ["POINT(-160.6692 -79.47225)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Elevation; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; GPR; Roosevelt Island; Solid Earth", "locations": "Roosevelt Island; Antarctica", "north": -79.3539, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Conway, Howard", "project_titles": "Radar Investigations of Former Shear Margins: Roosevelt Island and Ice Stream C", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000164", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Radar Investigations of Former Shear Margins: Roosevelt Island and Ice Stream C"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -79.5906, "title": "Roosevelt Island Bedrock and Surface Elevations", "uid": "609140", "west": -161.5307}]

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