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Collaborative Research: IPY: GAMBIT: Gamburtsev Aerogeophysical Mapping of Bedrock and Ice Targets Short Title: AGAP-GAMBIT Start Date: 2011-11-30 End Date: 2013-05-31 Project Website(s) Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province Project (AGAP) Description/Abstract This award supports an aerogeophysical study of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains (GSM), a Texas-sized mountain range buried beneath the ice sheets of East Antarctica. The project would perform a combined gravity, magnetics, and radar study to achieve a range of goals including: advancing our understanding of the origin and evolution of the polar ice sheets and subglacial lakes; defining the crustal architecture of East Antarctica, a key question in the earth's history; and locating the oldest ice in East Antarctica, which may ultimately help find ancient climate records. Virtually unexplored, the GSM represents the largest unstudied area of crustal uplift on earth. As well, the region is the starting point for growth of the Antarctic ice sheets. Because of these outstanding questions, the GSM has been identified by the international Antarctic science community as a research focus for the International Polar Year (2007-2009). In addition to this study, NSF is also supporting a seismological survey of the GSM under award number 0537371. Major international partners in the project include Germany, China, Australia, and the United Kingdom. For more information see IPY Project #67 at IPY.org. In terms of broader impacts, this project also supports postdoctoral and graduate student research, and various forms of outreach including a focus on groups underrepresented in the earth sciences. Personnel Person Role Bell, Robin Investigator and contact Studinger, Michael S. Co-Investigator Fahnestock, Mark Investigator Funding Antarctic Earth Sciences Award # 1240707 Antarctic Earth Sciences Award # 0632292 Antarctic Glaciology Award # 0632292 AMD - DIF Record(s) AGAP_GAMBIT Fahnestock_1240707 Deployment Deployment Type AGAP 2008-2009 airborne survey Data Management Plan None in the Database Product Level: Not provided Datasets Repository Title (link) Format(s) Status MGDS Data Access Tool None exist USAP-DC Processed Ice Penetrating Radar Data (jpeg images) from the Gamburtsev Mountains in Antarctica acquired during GAMBIT None exists USAP-DC Processed Ice Penetrating Radar Altimeter data (SEGY format) from the Gamburtsev Mountains in Antarctica acquired during GAMBIT None exists USAP-DC Processed Ice Penetrating Radar Data (Matlab format) from the Gamburtsev Mountains in Antarctica acquired during GAMBIT None exists USAP-DC Processed Ice Penetrating Radar Data (Netcdf format) from the Gamburtsev Mountains in Antarctica acquired during GAMBIT None exists Publications Wolovick, M. J., Bell, R. E., Creyts, T. T., & Frearson, N. (2013). Identification and control of subglacial water networks under Dome A, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118(1), 140–154. (doi:10.1029/2012jf002555) Chu, W., Creyts, T. T., & Bell, R. E. (2016). Rerouting of subglacial water flow between neighboring glaciers in West Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 121(5), 925–938. (doi:10.1002/2015jf003705) Keywords East Antarctica Gamburtsev Mountains GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS GRAVITY ICE SHEETS MAGNETIC FIELD Platforms and Instruments AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER DHC-6 GRAVIMETERS RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS