Search results for: Ice streams in Antarctica

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Blue Ice, Arrera Channel, Antarctic Peninsula

Ice

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…sheet — these are ice streams. Ice streams Although they account for only 10% of the volume of the ice sheet, ice streams are sizeable features, up to 50km wide,…

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Plants

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The majority of the Antarctic continent is covered by permanent ice and snow leaving less than 1% available for colonisation by plants. Most of this ice and snow-free land is…

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GRADES-IMAGE

Project

…data (including magnetics and radar data) over the Ellsworth Mountains, Evans Ice Stream and Carson Inlet, and Rutftord Ice Stream over 100 hours of surveying. GRADES-IMAGE survey – Flight coverage…

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AGAP

Project

…Mountains in the center of East Antarctica. AGAP logo showing survey location in the heart of East Antarctica, key science targets (ice, lakes and mountains) and collaborating countries.    …

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Halley Automation

Project

…the Brunt Ice Shelf. This system will enable data collection throughout the Antarctic winter when the station may be unoccupied. This project will preserve core science data streams from Halley:…

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Beneath Our Feet

Event 30 September, 2016

ice sheets has revealed an unseen world of canyons, lakes trenches and mountains ranges the size of the Alps, lakes bigger than Windermere, rivers, streams and ancient volcanoes. Antarctica is…

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Towards Net Zero Carbon

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…Communication and Awareness​ The Challenge We carry out vital scientific research on the impact of climate change in Antarctica and beyond. By replacing old inefficient infrastructure with sustainable technologies, our…

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