Fausto Ferraccioli is a senior geophysicist at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS/NERC) where he is Head of Airborne Geophysics since 2002. Since April 2015 he is Science Leader of the Geology and Geophysics Team of BAS.
He has launched, led and coordinated major international geosciences projects over several previously unexplored Antarctic frontiers. He was for example the UK lead for a flagship project of the International Polar Year (AGAP), where 7 nations pooled their resources to study the least understood mountain range on Earth, the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains.
His scientific output includes publications in top-tier journals, including two papers in Nature, a paper in Science and two papers in Nature Geoscience. He has co-authored 110 publications and has contributed ~350 presentations at international meetings.
Between 2011 and 2012 Ferraccioli was cited in 505 news items worldwide, making him the most cited member of BAS staff. His research on the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains was also highly viewed online with over 1.5 ML viewers on the BBC.
Ferraccioli has been at the forefront in providing novel views of subglacial geology, crustal architecture and geodynamic processes that have shaped Antarctica over the last 20 years. He has also studied basal conditions and their impact on ice sheet dynamics and behaviour.
He was awarded a PhD in Geophysics in the University of Genova in 2000, following a degree in Geology that he completed in 1995. During his 9 years as an early career researcher, he was already a key player in externally funded Antarctic research projects of the Progetto Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA), contributing to 6 joint German-Italian geophysical and geological research projects over the Transantarctic Mountains and Marie Byrd Land.
He has convened sessions at international meetings and organised international workshops that have also helped in launching new international research opportunities in geosciences. He has experience in teaching Solid Earth geophysics at undergraduate and graduate level. He has supervised undergraduate and PhD students and is currently supervising an EU-funded Marie Curie fellow. He has mentored early career geoscientists, managed the BAS aerogeophysics team, has been a member of the BAS Geosciences Management Group and Managing Change group and is currently a member of the BAS Science Strategy Team.
He was awarded the Polar Medal in 2010 by HRH Prince Philip for “outstanding dedication and achievements in polar science”. In 2013 he was one of the candidates competing for Director of Science in BAS. In 2014, he obtained the Abilitation to Full Professor in Geophysics awarded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MUIR). In June 2014, he was one the winners of the MUIR direct call competition for internationally recognised outstanding Italian researchers working abroad.
Potential Field Research (Aeromagnetic and Gravity methods) and Airborne Radar in the polar regions
Exploring Polar Frontiers
Continental Rifting processes
Subduction and Accretionary processes
Mountain Building and Basin Formation processes
The evolution of the Antarctic continent and its supercontinental linkages
Lithosphere-cryosphere interactions
Subglacial topography and geological boundary conditions for ice sheets
Subglacial landscapes and their links with paleo-ice sheets and paleoclimate evolution
Geophysical Mapping (long-term international data compilations over the Antarctic continent- e.g. BEDMAP-2, ADMAP-2 and AntGG radar, magnetic and gravity compilations)
UK Collaborators
Prof. Martin Seigert ( now Co-Director,Grantham Institute forClimate Change&Environment )
Prof. Jonathan Bamber (School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK)
Prof. Tony Watts (University of Oxford)
Dr Steward Jamieson (University of Durham, UK)
Dr Robert Bingham (University of Aberdeen, UK)
Dr David Rippin (University of York, UK)
Dr Anne LeBrocq (University of Exeter, UK)
Prof. Alan Haywood (University of Leeds, UK)
Prof. Jane Francis (Head of School Geosciences, University of Leeds, UK- currently Director at BAS)
Prof. Derek Fairhead (University of Leeds, Managing Director GETECH, UK)
Prof. Graham Stuart (University of Leeds)
Dr. Chris Green (University of Leeds; Getech)
Prof. John Smellie (University of Leicester, UK)
Prof. David Drewry (Ex. Vice-chancellor, University of Hull, UK)
Prof. David Vaughan (British Antarctic Survey, Director of Science; UK)
Dr. Phil Leat (currently e-fellow at British Antarctic Survey, UK)
International Collaborators
Prof. Robin Bell (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory and IPY Co-Chair, NY, USA)
Dr Carol Finn (USGS, Denver, USA & President Elect AGU)
Prof. Ian Dalziel (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
Dr Donald Blankenship (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
Dr Jack Holt (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
Prof. Terry Wilson (Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, USA)
Prof. Ralph von Frese (Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, USA)
Dr. Mark Fahnestock (University of New Hampshire, USA)
Prof. Prasad Gogineni (University of Kansas, USA)
Prof. Doug Wiens (Washington University in St. Louis)
Prof. Andrew Nyblade (Penn State University, USA)
Dr. Rene’ Forsberg (Head of Geodynamics, National Space Institute, Denmark)
Prof. Jorg Ebbing (Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel)
Dr Detlef Damaske (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany)
Dr. Mirko Scheinert (Institut für Planetare Geodäsie, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
Dr Karsten Gohl (Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany)
Daniel Steinhage (Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany)
Prof. LotharViereck-Götte (Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Jena, Germany)
Dr. Ir Wouter van der Wal (TU Delft, The Netherlands)
Dr. Tania Casal (European Space Agency, The Netherlands)
Dr. Michael Kern (European Space Agency)
Dr Kenichi Matsuoka (Norwegian Polar Institute)
Prof. Joachim Jacobs (University of Bergen, Norway)
Prof. Giovanni Capponi (Director of Geosciences, Università di Genova, Italy)
Prof. Emanuele Bozzo (Università di Genova, Italy)
Dr Egidio Armadillo (Universita’ di Genova)
Prof. Sergio Rocchi (Università di Pisa, Italy)
Prof. Franco Talarico (Univeristà di Siena, Italy)
Prof. Francesco Salvini (Università Roma III., Italy)
Prof. Ignazio Tabacco (Università di Milano, Italy)
Dr. Antonio Meloni (Director of Geomag., Aeron., and Environ Geophys., INGV, Rome, Italy)
Prof. Sun Bo (Polar Research Institute of China)
Prof. Wang Bangbing (Zhejiang University)
Prof. Yue Zhao (Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China)
Dr. Y. Nogi (NIPR, Tokyo, Japan)
Prof. Peter Betts (University of Monash, Australia)
Prof. Alan Aitken (Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia)
Prof. Chris Wilson (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Dr. Sasha Golynsky (VNIIO, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Dr Marta Ghidella (Istituto Antartico Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Prof. Hyung Rae Kim (Kongju National University, Korea)
Ferraccioli is a mid-career geoscientist active in the field of Antarctic geosciences over the last 20 years.
He has co-authored 110 publications. He has published in many top tier journals including Nature (2), Science (1), Nature Geoscience (2) and leading journals in geosciences (including Geology, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research, Terra Nova, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Tectonophysics and Gondwana Research).
He has an H-index of 21, 1820 citations and a i10 index of 41. The number of his publications and his citations have increased significantly in the last 5 years. Several of his top ten publications are ranked amongst the top 5% in the field of Antarctic geosciences.
Ten Best Publications (and percentile ranking in Geosciences)
1. Ferraccioli, F., Finn, C. A., Jordan, T.A., Bell, R.E., Anderson, L.M., Damaske, D., 2011. East Antarctic Rifting Triggers Uplift of the Gamburtsev Mountains. Nature, 479, 388-392, doi: 10.1038/nature10566. 57 citations, 93rd percentile- Jan 2016- Source Scopus
This paper links the most enigmatic mountain range on Earth with the tectonic evolution of East Antarctica and further emphasises the importance of intraplate mountain building for ice sheet development.
2. Bell, R.E., Ferraccioli, , T.T. Creyts, D. Braaten, H. F.J. Corr, I. Das, D. Damaske, N. Frearson, T. A. Jordan, K. Rose, M. Studinger, M. Wolovick, 2011. Widespread Persistent Thickening of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet by Freezing from the Base. Science 331; doi: 10.1126/science.1200109. 60 citations, 97th percentile-Jan 2016- Source Scopus
This paper reveals that widespread accretion occurs at the base of East Antarctic Ice Sheet with major implications for the search of the oldest ice, rheology, and subglacial environs.
3. Ross, N., Bingham, R.G., Corr, H.F.J., Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T.A., Le Brocq, A., Rippin, D.M., Young, D., Blankenship, D.D. & Siegert, M.J., 2012. Steep reverse bed slope at the grounding line of the Weddell Sea sector in West Antarctica. Nature Geoscience, 5, 393-396. 41 citations, 98th percentile-Jan 2016- Source Scopus
This paper shows that the Weddell Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is underlain by deep bedrock topography that may make it more susceptible to future instability than previously thought.
4. Bingham, R.G., Ferraccioli, F., King, E.C., Larter, R.D., Pritchard, H.D., Smith, A.M. & Vaughan, D.G., 2012. Inland thinning of West Antarctic Ice Sheet steered along subglacial rifts. Nature, 487, 468-471.DOI: 1038/nature11292. 23 citations, 80th percentile-Jan 2016- Source Scopus
This paper shows that glacially overdeepened rift basins can steer dynamic thinning of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet further inland thereby potentially promoting enhanced ice sheet stability.
5. Le Brocq , A.M., Ross, N., Griggs, J.A., Bingham, R.G., Corr, H.F.J., Ferraccioli, F., Jenkins, A., Jordan, T.A., Payne, A.J., Rippin D.M., Siegert, M.J., 2013. Evidence from ice shelves for channelized meltwater flow beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Nature Geoscience. DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1977. 25 citations, 99th percentile- Jan 2016-Source Scopus
This paper shows that water flow at the edge of the Antarctic ice sheet can be channelized with significant implications for our understanding of how hydrology influences ice sheet dynamics.
6. Fretwell, P., et al. including Ferraccioli, 2013. Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica. The Cryosphere 7: 375-393, DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-375-2013. 215 citations, 99th percentile-Jan2016-Source Scopus
This paper describes a state of the art continental-scale compilation of Antarctic bed topography and is currently the most widely used product for glaciological, geological and geophysical research.
7. Vaughan, D.G., Corr, H.F. J., Ferraccioli, , Frearson, N. , O’Hare, A., Mach, D., Holt, J. W., Blankenship, D.D., Morse, D., Young, D.A., 2006. New boundary conditions for the West Antarctic ice sheet: Subglacial topography beneath Pine Island Glacier, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L09501, doi:10.1029/2005GL025588. 98 citations, 97th percentile- Jan2016-Source Scopus
This paper reveals the subglacial topography under one of the most rapidly changing parts of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and the dataset has been widely used to model its behavior.
8. Ferraccioli, F., Armadillo, E., Jordan, T.A., Bozzo, E., Corr, H., Aeromagnetic exploration over the East Antarctic Ice Sheet: a new view of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, Tectonophysics, 478, 62–77, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.03.013. 31 citations, 95th percentile- Jan2016-Source Scopus
This paper presents the first modern geophysical view of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, a key tectonic feature where one of the largest marine-based sectors of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet developed.
9. Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P.C. , Vaughan, A. P. M. , Leat, P. T., 2006. New aerogeophysical view of the Antarctic Peninsula: More pieces, less puzzle. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L05310, doi:10.1029/2005GL024636. 34 citations, 82nd percentile- Jan2016-Source Scopus
This paper reveals the structure of the Antarctic Peninsula further demonstrating the utility of potential field investigations for studies of large-scale subduction and accretionary processes.
10. Ferraccioli F. and Bozzo E., 1999. Inherited crustal features and tectonic blocks of the Transantarctic Mountains: an aeromagnetic perspective (Victoria Land – Antarctica), Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 11, 25297-25319. 46 citations, percentile n.a.- Jan2016-Source Scopus
This paper reveals the tectonic and topographic segmentation of the longest rift-related mountain range in the world and reveals basement structures that influence such segmentation.
Refereed journal articles
2016
Scheinert M., Ferraccioli F., Schwabe J., Bell R., Studinger M., Damaske D., Jokat J., Aleshkowa N., Jordan T.A., Leitchenkov G., Blankenship D.D., Damiani T.M., Cochran J.R., Richter T.D., 2016. New Antarctic Gravity Anomaly Grid for Enhanced Geodetic and Geophysical Studies in Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters doi:10.1002/2015GL067439.
2015
Bowman, V., J. Ineson, J. Riding, J. Francis, D. Condon, J. Crame, R. Whittle, F. Ferraccioli, 2015. The Paleocene of Antarctica: biostratigraphy and palaeogeographical implications for the Palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana. Gondwana Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2015.10.018.
Ferraccioli F., 2015. Antarctic Frontiers as revealed from a decade of aerogeophysical exploration. First Break, European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, doi: 10.3997/2214-4609.201411994.
Rose, K. C., N. Ross, R. G. Bingham, H. F. J. Corr, F. Ferraccioli, T. A. Jordan, A. M. Le Brocq, D. M. Rippin, and M. J. Siegert, 2015. Ancient pre-glacial erosion surfaces preserved beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Earth Surf Dynamics, 2, 139-152, doi: 10.5194/esurf-3-139-2015.
Bingham, R.G., D.M. Rippin, N.B. Karlsson, H.F.J. Corr, F. Ferraccioli, T.A. Jordan, Anne M. Le Brocq, Kathryn C. Rose, Neil Ross and Martin J. Siegert, 2015. Ice‐flow structure and ice‐dynamic changes in the Weddell Sea sector of West Antarctica from radar imaged internal layering. J. Geophys. Res. (Earth Surf.), 120, 655–670, doi:10.1002/2014JF003291.
2014
Creyts, T.T., F. Ferraccioli,R.E. Bell, M. Wolovick, H. Corr, K.C. Rose,N. Frearson, D.Damaske, T.Jordan,D. Braaten, and C. Finn, 2014. Freezing of ridges and water networks preserves the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains for millions of years. Geophysical Research Letters, 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL061491.
Wright A., Le Brocq A., Cornford, S, Siegert, M. J., Bingham, R., Corr H.F. J., Ferraccioli, F, Jordan, T. Rippin, D., Ross N. , 2014 Sensitivity of the Weddell Sea sector ice streams to sub-shelf melting and surface accumulation. The Cryosphere, 8, 2119-2134. 10.5194/tc-8-2119-2014.
Damiani, T.M., TA.Jordan, F.Ferraccioli, D.A.Young, D.D.Blankenship, 2014. Variable crustal thickness beneath Thwaites Glacier revealed from airborne gravimetry, possible implications for geothermal heat flux inWest Antarctica. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 407, 109–122
Rose, K.C., N. Ross, R.G. Bingham, H.F.J. Corr, F.Ferraccioli, T.A. Jordan, A.M. Le Brocq, D.M. Rippin and M.J. Siegert, 2014. A temperate former West Antarctic ice sheet suggested by an extensive zone of subglacial meltwater channels. Geology, doi: 10.1130/G35980.1.
Jordan, T.A., R.F. Neale, P.T. Leat, A.P.M. Vaughan, M.J. Flowerdew, T.R. Riley,M.J. Whitehouse and F. Ferraccioli, 2014. Structure and evolution of Cenozoic arc magmatism on the Antarctic Peninsula: a high resolution aeromagnetic perspective. Geophysical Journal International, 198, 1758–1774.
Aitken, A.R.A., D. A. Young, F. Ferraccioli, P. G. Betts, J. S. Greenbaum, T. G. Richter, J. L. Roberts, D. D. Blankenship, and M. J. Siegert, 2014. The subglacial geology of Wilkes Land, East Antarctica. Geophysical Reserach Letters, 41, 2390–2400, doi:10.1002/2014GL059405.
Rippin, D.M., R.G. Bingham, T.A. Jordan, A.P.Wright, N.Ross, H.F.J. Corr, F. Ferraccioli, A.M. Le Brocq, K.C. Rose, M.J. Siegert, 2014. Basal roughness of the Institute and Möller Ice Streams, West Antarctica: Process determination and landscape interpretation. Geomorphology 214, 139–147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.01.021.
Siegert, M.J., N. Ross, H. Corr, B. Smith, T. Jordan, R. G. Bingham, F. Ferraccioli, D. M. Rippin, and A. Le Brocq. 2014. Boundary conditions of an active West Antarctic subglacial lake: implications for storage of water beneath the ice sheet. The Cryosphere 8, 15–24, doi:10.5194/tc-8-15-2014.
Ross, N., T.A. Jordan, R.G. Bingham, H.F.J. Corr, F. Ferraccioli, A.M. Le Brocq, D.M. Rippin, A.P. Wright and M.J. Siegert, 2014. The Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands: inception and retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Geological Society of America Bulletin. doi: 10.1130/B30794.1.
2013
Le Brocq, A.M., Ross, N., Griggs, J.A., Bingham, R.G., Corr, H.F.J., Ferraccioli, F., Jenkins, A., Jordan, T.A., Payne, A.J., Rippin D.M., Siegert, M.J., 2013. Evidence from ice shelves for channelized meltwater flow beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Nature Geoscience. DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1977.
Rose, K. C., F. Ferraccioli, S. S. R. Jamieson, R. E. Bell, H. Corr, T. T. Creyts, D. Braaten, T. A. Jordan, P. Fretwell and D. Damaske, 2013. Early East Antarctic Ice Sheet Growth Recorded in the Landscape of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.03.053.
Smith, A. M., T. A. Jordan, F. Ferraccioli and R. G. Bingham, 2013. Influence of subglacial conditions on ice stream dynamics: Seismic and potential field data from Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. J. Geophys. Res. doi:10.1029/2012JB009582.
Ferraccioli, F., Ralph von Frese, Marta Ghidella, 2013 (Guest Editors). Recent advances in Antarctic Geomagnetism and Lithosphere studies. Tectonophysics, 585, 1-2, 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.11.002.
Golynsky, R. Bell, D. Blankenship, D. Damaske, F. Ferraccioli, C. Finn, D. Golynsky, S. Ivanov, W. Jokat, V. Masolov, S. Riedel, R. von Frese, D. Young, ADMAP Working Group, 2013. Air and shipborne magnetic surveys of the Antarctic into the 21st century. Tectonophysics, 585, 3-12, 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.02.017.
Anke S. Wendt, Alan P.M. Vaughan, F. Ferraccioli, Anne M. Grunow, 2013. Magnetic susceptibilities of rocks of the Antarctic Peninsula: Implications for the redox state of the batholith and the extent of metamorphic zones. Tectonophysics, 585, 48-67, 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.07.011.
M.E. Ghidella, O.M. Zambrano, F. Ferraccioli, J.M. Lirio, A.F. Zakrajsek, J. Ferris, T.A. Jordan 2013. Analysis of James Ross Island volcanic complex and sedimentary basin based on high-resolution aeromagnetic data. Tectonophysics, 585, 90-101, 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.039.
Jordan, T.A., F. Ferraccioli, Neil Ross, Hugh F.J. Corr, Philip T. Leat, Rob G. Bingham, David M. Rippin, Anne le Brocq, Martin J. Siegert, 2013. Inland extent of the Weddell Sea Rift imaged by new aerogeophysical data. Tectonophysics, 585, Pages 137-160, 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.09.010.
Jordan, T.A. F. Ferraccioli, E. Armadillo, E. Bozzo, 2013. Crustal architecture of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin in East Antarctica, as revealed from airborne gravity data. Tectonophysics, 585, 196-206, 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.041.
Golynsky, A.V., S.V. Ivanov, A. Ju. Kazankov, W. Jokat, V.N. Masolov, R.R.B. von Frese, the ADMAP Working Group, incl. F. Ferraccioli, 2013. New continental margin magnetic anomalies of East Antarctica. Tectonophysics, 585, 172-184, 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.043.
Fretwell, P., et al. including F. Ferraccioli, 2013. Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica. The Cryosphere 7: 375-393, DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-375-2013
2012
Bingham, R.G., Ferraccioli, F., King, E.C., Larter, R.D., Pritchard, H.D., Smith, A.M. & Vaughan, D.G., 2012. Inland thinning of West Antarctic Ice Sheet steered along subglacial rifts. Nature, 487, 468-471.DOI: 10.1038/nature11292.
Ross, N., Bingham, R.G., Corr, H.F.J., Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T.A., Le Brocq, A., Rippin, D.M., Young, D., Blankenship, D.D. & Siegert, M.J., 2012. Steep reverse bed slope at the grounding line of the Weddell Sea sector in West Antarctica. Nature Geoscience, 5, 393-396.
2011
Ferraccioli, F., Finn, C. A., Jordan, T.A., Bell, R.E., Anderson, L.M., Damaske, D., 2011. East Antarctic Rifting Triggers Uplift of the Gamburtsev Mountains. Nature, 479, 388-392, doi: 10.1038/nature10566.
Bell, R.E., Ferraccioli, F., T.T. Creyts, D. Braaten, H. F.J. Corr, I. Das, D. Damaske, N. Frearson, T. A. Jordan, K. Rose, M. Studinger, M. Wolovick, 2011. Widespread Persistent Thickening of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet by Freezing from the Base. Science 331; doi: 10.1126/science.1200109.
2010
Jordan, T.A., Ferraccioli, F., Corr, H., Graham, A., Armadillo E., Bozzo, E., 2010. Hypothesis for mega-outburst flooding from a palaeo-subglacial lake beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Terra Nova, 22(4), 283-289, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2010.00944.x.
Jordan, T.A., Ferraccioli, F., Vaughan, D.G. , Holt, J.W. , Corr, H. , Blankenship, D.D. , Diehl, T.M., 2010. Aerogravity evidence for major crustal thinning under the Pine Island Glacier region (West Antarctica), Geological Society of America Bulletin, 122, 714-726, doi: 10.1130/B26417.1.
2009
Ferraccioli, F., Armadillo, E., Jordan, T.A., Bozzo, E., Corr, H., 2009. Aeromagnetic exploration over the East Antarctic Ice Sheet: a new view of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, Tectonophysics, 478, 62–77, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.03.013.
Ferraccioli, F., Armadillo, E., Zunino, A., Bozzo, E., Rocchi, S., Armienti, P., 2009. Magmatic and tectonic patterns over the Northern Victoria Land sector of the Transantarctic Mountains from new aeromagnetic imaging. Tectonophysics, 478, 43–61, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2008.11.028.
Jordan, T.A., Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P.C., Smellie, J.L., Ghidella, M.E., Corr, H., 2009. Airborne gravity reveals interior of Antarctic volcano. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 175, 127-136, doi:110.1016/j.pepi.2009.1003.1004.
2008
Diehl, T.M., Holt, J.W., Blankenship, D. D., Young, D.A., Jordan, T.A., Ferraccioli, F. 2008. First airborne gravity results over the Thwaites Glacier catchment, West Antarctica. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9 (4), Q04011. doi: 10.1029/2007GC001878.
2007
Kim, H. R; von Frese, R.R.B., Taylor, P.T., Golynsky, A.V., Gaya-Piqué, L.R., Ferraccioli, F., 2007. Improved magnetic anomalies of the Antarctic lithosphere from satellite and near-surface data. Geophysical Journal International, 171 (1). 119-126. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03516.x.
2006
Bamber, J.L., Ferraccioli, F., Joughin, I. , Shepherd, T. , Rippin, D.M. , Siegert, M. J., Vaughan, D.G., 2006. East Antarctic ice stream tributary underlain by major sedimentary basin. Geology 34(1), 33-36; doi: 10.1130/G22160.1.
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P.C. , Vaughan, A. P. M. , Leat, P. T., 2006. New aerogeophysical view of the Antarctic Peninsula: More pieces, less puzzle. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L05310, doi:10.1029/2005GL024636.
Shepherd, T., Bamber, J.L., Ferraccioli, F., 2006. Subglacial geology in Coats Land, East Antarctica, revealed by airborne magnetics and radar sounding. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 244, 323-335.
Vaughan, D.G., Corr, H.F. J., Ferraccioli, F. , Frearson, N. , O’Hare, A., Mach, D., Holt, J. W., Blankenship, D.D., Morse, D., Young, D.A., 2006. New boundary conditions for the West Antarctic ice sheet: Subglacial topography beneath Pine Island Glacier, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L09501, doi:10.1029/2005GL025588.
2005
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P.C., Curtis, M.L., Leat, P.T., Riley, T.R., 2005. Tectonic and magmatic patterns in the Jutulstraumen rift(?) region, East Antarctica, as imaged by high-resolution aeromagnetic data. Earth Planets and Space, 57, 767-780.
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P.C., Curtis, M.L., Leat, P.T., 2005. Subglacial imprints of early Gondwana break-up as identified from high resolution aerogeophysical data over western Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. Terra Nova 17, 573-579
Tikku A.A., Bell, R.E., Studinger, M , Clarke, G.K.C. , Tabacco, I. , Ferraccioli, F., 2005. Influx of meltwater to subglacial lake Concordia, East Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology 51(172), 96-104.
2004
Armadillo E., F. Ferraccioli, G. Tabellario, E. Bozzo, 2004. Electrical structure across a major ice-covered fault belt in Northern Victoria Land (East Antarctica), Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L10615, doi:10.1029/2004GL019903.
2003
Ferraccioli, F., and E. Bozzo, 2003. Cenozoic strike-slip faulting from the eastern margin of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin to the western margin of the Ross Sea Rift: an aeromagnetic connection. In: Storti, F., Holdsworth, R.E., Salvini, F., Intraplate strike-slip deformation belts, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 210, 109-133.
Damaske D., Ferraccioli, F., and Bozzo, E., 2003. Aeromagnetic anomaly investigation along the Antarctic coast between Yule Bay and Mertz Glacier, Terra Antartica, 10(3), 85-96.
Reitmayr, G., Korth, W., Caneva, G., Ferraccioli, F., 2003. Gravity survey at the Oates Coast area, East Antarctica, during the joint German-Italian expedition 1999/2000, Terra Antartica, 10(3), 97-104.
Ferraccioli F., Damaske, D., Bozzo, E., Talarico, F., 2003. The Matusevich aeromagnetic anomaly over Oates Land, East Antarctica, Terra Antartica, 10(3), 221-228.
Talarico F., Armadillo, E., Ferraccioli, F. , Rastelli, N., 2003. Magnetic petrology of the Ross Orogen in Oates Land (Antarctica), Terra Antartica, 10(3), 197-220.
2002
Chiappini, M., Ferraccioli, F., Bozzo, E., Damaske, D., 2002. Regional compilation and analysis of aeromagnetic anomalies for the Transantarctic Mountains-Ross Sea sector of the Antarctic. Tectonophysics, 347, 121-137.
Ferraccioli, F., E. Bozzo, D. Damaske, 2002. Aeromagnetic signatures over western Marie Byrd Land provide insight into magmatic arc basement, mafic magmatism and structure of the eastern Ross Sea Rift flank, Tectonophysics, 347, 139-165.
Ferraccioli, F., E. Bozzo, and E. Armadillo, 2002. A high-resolution aeromagnetic field test in Friuli: towards developing remote location of buried ferro-metallic bodies. Annals of Geophysics, 45, 219-232.
Ferraccioli F., E. Bozzo, and G. Capponi, 2002. Aeromagnetic and gravity anomaly constraints for an early Paleozoic subduction system of Victoria Land, Antarctica, Geophysical Research Letters, 29 (10), doi:10.1029/2001GL014138.
2001
Ferraccioli F., Coren F.,Bozzo E., Zanolla C., Gandolfi S., Tabacco I. and Frezzotti M., 2001. Rifted(?) crust at the East Antarctic Craton margin: gravity and magnetic interpretation along a traverse across the Wilkes Subglacial Basin region, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 197, 407-421.
2000
Ferraccioli F., Armadillo, E., Bozzo, E., Privitera, E., 2000. Magnetics and gravity image tectonic framework of the Mt Melbourne volcano area (Antarctica), Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 25(4), 387-393.
Ferraccioli F., Damaske, D., Bozzo, E., Spano, M. , Chiappini, M., 2000. Magnetic anomaly patterns over crustal blocks of the King Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, Annali di Geofisica, 43(2), 229-241.
Armadillo E., Ferraccioli F., Bozzo E., Caneva G., Caneva A., 2000. Assesment of deep electrical conductivity features of northern Victoria Land (Antarctica) under other geophysical constraints, Annali di Geofisica, 43(2), 279-288.
1999
Bozzo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Gambetta, M., Caneva, G., Spano, M., Chiappini, M., Damaske, D., 1999. Recent progress in magnetic anomaly mapping over Victoria Land (Antarctica) and the GITARA 5 survey, Antarctic Science, 11 (2), 209-216.
Chiappini, M., Ferraccioli, F., Bozzo, E., Damaske, D., Behrendt, J.C., 1999. First stages of INTRAMAP: INtegrated Transantarctic mountains Ross sea Area Magnetic Anomaly Project, Annali di Geofisica, 42, 2, 277-292.
Ferraccioli F. and Bozzo E., 1999. Inherited crustal features and tectonic blocks of the Transantarctic Mountains: an aeromagnetic perspective (Victoria Land – Antarctica), Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 11, 25297-25319.
1998
Chiappini, M., von Frese, R.R.B., J. Ferris, ADMAP Working Group, 1998. Effort to develop magnetic anomaly database aids Antarctic research, EOS Trans. American Geophys. Union, 23.
Ferraccioli F., Gambetta, M, Bozzo, E., 1998. Microlevelling precedures applied to regional aeromagnetic data: an example from the Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica), Geophysical Prospecting, 46, 177-196.
Chiappini M., Ferraccioli, F., Bosi, V., Bozzo, E., Caneva G., Funiciello, R., 1998. An experimental aeromagnetic survey in the Volturno Valley area (south-eastern Latium), Annali di Geofisica, 41, 469-476.
1997
Bozzo E., Ferraccioli, F., Wilson, T., 1997. Structural framework of a high resolution aeromagnetic survey, southwestern Ross Sea (Antarctica), Terra Antartica 4(1), 51-56.
1996
Johnson, A.C., von Frese R.R.B., & ADMAP Working Group, Report of the SCAR/IAGA Working Group on the Antarctic Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map, British Antarctic Survey and National Science Foundation, Report Progress in Antarctic Earth Science.
Note- Dr. Fausto Ferraccioli was/is an active member of ADMAP, ACRUP, & TENAP International Working Groups and contributed to data analysis, interpretation and MS writing.
Refereed conference papers only when the paper was published in full in the proceedings
Armadillo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Zunino, A., Bozzo, E., 2007. Aeromagnetic anomaly patterns reveal buried faults along the eastern margin of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin (East Antarctica). In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R., (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Santa Barbara, California, Nat. Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Armadillo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Zunino, A., Bozzo, E., Rocchi, S., Armienti, P., 2007. Aeromagnetic search for Cenozoic magmatism over the Admiralty Mountains Block (East Antarctica). In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R., (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. on Antarctic Earth Sci., Santa Barbara, California, Nat. Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR 2007-1047).
Armadillo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Gambetta, M., Talarico, F., Zunino, A., Zangani, M., Bozzo, E., 2007. A high-resolution aeromagnetic survey over the Cape Roberts Rift Basin: correlations with seismic reflection and physical property data. In: 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Santa Barbara, California, Nat. Acad. Press.
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P.C., Leat, P., Jordan, T.A., 2007. Airborne geophysics as a tool for geoscientific research in Antarctica: some recent examples. In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R., (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., 4pp. Nat. Acad. Press (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T., Armadillo, E., Bozzo, E., Corr, H., Caneva, G.; Robinson, C.; Tabacco, I., 2007. Exploring under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet with new aerogeophysical surveys over the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, the Transantarctic Mountains and Dome C. In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R., (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., National Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Jordan, T.A., Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P.D., Smellie, J.L., Ghidella, M., Corr, H., Zakrajsek, A.F., 2007. High-resolution airborne gravity imaging over James Ross Island (West Antarctica). In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R.; ISAES Editorial Team, (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Santa Barbara, California, Nat. Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Leat, P.T., Curtis, M.L., Riley, T.R., Ferraccioli, F., 2007. Jurassic magmatism in Dronning Maud Land: synthesis of results of the MAMOG project. In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R., (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sciences, Santa Barbara, California. National Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Scheinert, M., Ferraccioli, F., Müller, J., Jordan, T., Dietrich, R., 2007. Modelling recent airborne gravity data over the Antarctic Peninsula for regional geoid improvement. In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R.; ISAES Editorial Team, (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Santa Barbara, California, Nat. Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T. A., Vaughan, D.G., Holt, J., James, M., Corr, H., Blankenship, D.D., Fairhead, J.D., Diehl, T.M., 2007. New aerogeophysical survey targets the extent of the West Antarctic Rift System over Ellsworth Land. In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R., (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Santa Barbara. Nat. Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Holt, J.W., Blankenship, D.D., Ferraccioli, F., Vaughan, D.G., 2007. New aeromagnetic results from the Thwaites Glacier catchment, West Antarctica. In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R.; ISAES Editorial Team, (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, Santa Barbara, California. Nat. Acad. Press, 3pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Golynsky, A., Blankenship, D., Chiappini, M., Damaske, D., Ferraccioli, F., Finn, C., Golynsky, D., Goncharov, A., Ishihara, T., Ivanov, S., Jokat, W., Kim, H.R., König, M., Masolov, V., Nogi, Y., Sand, M., Studinger, M., von Frese, R., 2007. New magnetic anomaly map of East Antarctica and surrounding regions. In: Cooper, A.K.; Raymond, C.R., (eds.) Antarctica: a keystone in a changing world. Online proceedings of the 10th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Santa Barbara. Nat. Acad. Press, 4pp. (USGS OFR, 2007-1047).
Golynsky, A.V., Chiappini, M., Damaske, D., Ferraccioli, F. , Finn, C.A., Ishihara, T. , Kim, H. R., Kovacs, L. , Masolov, V. N., Morris, P. , von Frese, R.R.B., 2006. ADMAP- A Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic. Contributions to Global Earth Sciences, (Futterer D.K., Damaske D., Kleinschmidt G., Miller H., Tessensohn F., eds.) Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 109-116.
Ferraccioli F., E. Bozzo, and D. Damaske, 2002. Crustal blocks of the King Edward VII Peninsula interpreted from magnetic anomalies, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, In: Gamble J.A., D.N.B. Skinner, S. Henrys eds. Antarctica at the close of a Millennium. Proceedings of the 8th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 35, SIR Publishing, pp. 533-538.
Bozzo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Spano, M., Chiappini, M., Damaske, D., Behrendt, J., 2002. Recent progress towards the compilation of an integrated magnetic anomaly map of the Ross Sea sector of Antarctica, In: Gamble J.A., D.N.B. Skinner, S. Henrys eds. Antarctica at the close of a Millenium. Proceedings of the 8th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin, 35, SIR publishing, pp. 629-634.
Damaske D., Bozzo, E., Caneva, G., Chiappini, M., Colla, A., Ferraccioli, F., Meloni, A., Möller, H.D., 2002. Total field magnetic anomaly map 1: 250,000 of Marie Byrd Land (Edward VII Peninsula/Sulzberger Bay area) Antarctica, In: Gamble J.A., D.N.B. Skinner, S. Henrys eds. Antarctica at the close of a Millennium. Proceedings of the 8th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin, 35, SIR Publishing, pp. 635-637.
Bozzo E., Ferraccioli, F. , Gambetta, M. , Caneva, G., Chiappini, M., Damaske, D., 2002. Total magnetic anomaly map 1:250,000 over northern Victoria Land between central Rennick Glacier and Evans Névé (Antarctica), In: Gamble J.A., D.N.B. Skinner, S. Henrys eds. Antarctica at the close of a Millenium. Proceedings of the 8th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin, 35, SIR Publishing, 625-627.
Armadillo E., Bonaccorso, A., Caneva, G., Capra, A., Falzone, P., Ferraccioli, F., Mancini, F., Privitera, E., Vittuari, L., 2002. Geophysical features of the Mt. Melbourne area and first results from the integrated network for monitoring the volcano (Antarctica), In: Gamble J.A., D.N.B. Skinner, S. Henrys ed. Antarctica at the close of a Millennium. Proceedings of the 8th Int. Symp. Antarctic Earth Sci., Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin, 35, SIR Publishing, 571-578.
Della Vedova, B., Pellis, G. , Accaino, F. , Petronio, L. , Romanelli, M. , Rinaldi, C. , Febrer, J. , Tassone, A., Mazzarini, F., Bozzo, E. , Caneva, G. , Zhang, J. , GRUPPO TENAP (incl. Ferraccioli F), 1999. Prime indicazioni sullo spessore crostale della Penisola Antartica (Progetto TENAP). Atti del 16° Convegno Nazionale del Gruppo Nazionale Geofisica Terra Solida.
Bozzo, E., Caneva, G., Chiappini, M., Colla, A., Damaske, D., Ferraccioli, F., Gambetta, M., Moeller D., Meloni, A., 1997. Total magnetic anomaly map of Victoria Land (central-southern part), Antarctica, in: The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A. Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., pp. 1165-1166.
Bozzo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Gambetta, M., Caneva, G., Damaske, D., Chiappini, M., Meloni, A., 1997. Aeromagnetic regional setting and some crustal features of central-southern Victoria Land from the GITARA surveys, in: The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A. Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., pp. 591-596.
Bozzo, E., Damaske, D., Caneva, G., Chiappini, M., Ferraccioli, F., Gambetta, M., & Meloni, A., 1997. A high resolution aeromagnetic survey over proposed drill sites offshore of Cape Roberts in the Southwestern Ross Sea (Antarctica), in: The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., 1129-1133.
Bozzo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Gambetta, M., Caneva, G., Damaske, D., Chiappini, M., ACRUP Working Group, 1997. Aeromagnetic investigation in the area of the ACRUP seismic line, central-southern Victoria Land (Antarctica), in: The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A. Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., pp. 627-630.
Cooper A.K., Trey H., Pellis G., Cochrane G., Egloff, F., Busetti, M., ACRUP Working Group (incl. Ferraccioli), 1997. Crustal structure of the southern Central Trough, Western Ross Sea, in: The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A. Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., pp. 637-642.
Della Vedova B., Pellis, G., Trey, H., Zhang, J. , Cooper, A.K., Makris, J. , ACRUP Working Group (incl. Ferraccioli), 1997. Crustal structure of the Transantarctic Mountains, Western Ross Sea, in: The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A. Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., pp. 609-618.
Reitmayr G., Damm V., Bozzo E., Caneva G., & ACRUP Working Group (incl. Ferraccioli), 1997. Gravity and ice thickness surveys in Victoria Land, Antarctica, during the ACRUP Experiment, in The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A. Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., pp. 619-626.
Trey H., Makris, J., Brancolini, G., Cooper, A.K., Cochrane, G., Della Vedova, B., ACRUP Working Group (incl. Ferraccioli), 1997. The Eastern Basin crustal model from wide-angle reflection, Ross Sea, Antarctica, in The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes, edited by C.A. Ricci, Terra Antartica Publ., pp. 643-648.
Ferraccioli F., Gambetta, M. , Bozzo, E. , Damaske, D. , Caneva, G. , Chiappini, M., 1996. Contributo del rilievo aeromagnetico ad alta risoluzione al site survey del “Cape Roberts Drilling Project” (Antartide). Atti del 14° Convegno Nazionale del Gruppo Nazionale Geofisica Terra Solida, 521-527.
Gambetta M., Ferraccioli, F., Bozzo, E., Damaske, D., Chiappini, M., Meloni, A., 1996. I rilievi aeromagnetici “GITARA” nella Terra Vittoria (Antartide): tecniche di elaborazione ed interpretazione. Atti del 14° Convegno Nazionale del Gruppo Nazionale Geofisica Terra Solida, 751-757.
Other research publications- Maps, Datasets, Book chapters & Published Reports
Ferraccioli F., 2014. Airborne geophysics in the Antarctic. Science in Cycles. International Innovation, 125, Research MediaLtd., 100-101.
Ferraccioli, F., Gerard, F., Robinson, C., Jordan, T., Biszczuk, M., Ireland, L., Beasley, M., Vidamour, A., Barker, A., Arnold, R., Dinn, M., Fox, A., Howard, A., 2014. LiDAR based Digital Surface Model (DSM) data for South West England. NERC-Environmental Information Data Centre doi:10.5285/b81071f2-85b3-4e31-8506-cabe899f989a.
Ferraccioli, F., Gerard, F., Robinson, C., Jordan, T., Biszczuk, M., Ireland, L., Beasley, M., Vidamour, A., Barker, A., Arnold, R., Dinn, M., Fox, A., Howard, A., 2014. LiDAR based Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data for South West England. NERC-Environmental Information Data Centre doi:10.5285/e2a742df-3772-481a-97d6-0de5133f4812.
Bozzo, E., Damaske D., Ferraccioli, F, Moeller D., 2006. Total magnetic anomaly map of the Lille Glacier area (Northern Victoria Land), Edited by E. Bozzo and D. Damaske, Compiled by Damaske D & Ferraccioli F., Antarctic Geomagnetic 1:250 000 map series, Museo Nazionale dell’ Antartide- Sez. di Scienze della Terra, Siena, Italy, Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica- Programma Nazionale delle Ricerche in Antartide.
Bozzo E., Caneva, G. , Chiappini, M. , Damaske, D. , Ferraccioli, F., Gambetta, M., 2002. Total magnetic anomaly map of northern Victoria Land between central Rennick Glacier and Evans Névé, Edited by E. Bozzo and D. Damaske, Antarctic Geomagnetic 1:250 000 map series, Museo Nazionale dell’Antartide- Sez. di Scienze della Terra, Siena, Italy, Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica- Programma Nazionale delle Ricerche in Antartide.
Damaske D., Bozzo, E., Caneva, G., Chiappini, M., Colla, A., Ferraccioli, F., Meloni, A., Möller, H.D., 2001. Total magnetic anomaly map of Marie Byrd Land, (Edward VII Peninsula/ Sulzberger Bay area), Edited by D. Damaske and E. Bozzo, Antarctic Geomagnetic 1:250 000 map series, Museo Nazionale dell’Antartide- Sez. di Scienze della Terra, Siena, Italy, Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica- Programma Nazionale delle Ricerche in Antartide.
Golynsky, A.V., Chiappini, M. , Damaske, D. , Ferraccioli, F., Ferris, J. , Finn, C.A., Ghidella, M., Isihara, T., Johnson, A. , Kovacs, S., Masolov, V., Nogi, Y., Purucker, M., Taylor, P., Torta, M., ADMAP- Magnetic anomaly map of the Antarctic, 1:10,000 scale map. BAS (Misc.) 10. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey.
Chiappini M., R.B. von Frese, J.C. Behrendt, R. Bell, E. Bozzo G. Brancolini, D. Damaske, A. De Santis, F. Ferraccioli, J. Ferris, C. Finn, M. E. Ghidella, A. Golynski, G.P. Gregori, A. Grunow, T. Ishihara, C. Jewell, A. Johnson, J. LaBreque, E. Lodolo, S. Mashenkov, A. Meloni, P. Morris, Y. Nogi, M. Purucker, P. Taylor, and M. Torta, 1999. Report of the II SCAR/IAGA Working Group on the Antarctic Digital Magnetic Anomaly Project (ADMAP II), Publicazione n. 601 Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica, 96 pp.
Bozzo E., Caneva G., Colla A., Damaske D., Ferraccioli F., Gambetta M., Meloni A., Moeller H.D., 1997. Total magnetic anomaly map of Victoria Land (central-southern part), Edited by E. Bozzo and D. Damaske, Antarctic Geomagnetic 1:250 000 map series, Museo Nazionale dell’Antartide- Sez. di Scienze della Terra, Siena, Italy, Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica- Programma Nazionale delle Ricerche in Antartide, Sheets A-B.
Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T., Armadillo, E., Bozzo, E., Corr, H., Caneva, G., Robinson, C., Frearson, N., Tabacco, I., 2007. Collaborative aerogeophysical campaign targets the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, the Transantarctic Mountains and the Dome C region. Terra Antartica Reports, 13, 1-36.
Corr, H. F.J., Ferraccioli, F., Frearson, N., Jordan, T.A., Robinson, C., Armadillo, E., Caneva, G., Bozzo, E., Tabacco, I., 2007. Airborne radio-echo sounding of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, the Transantarctic Mountains and the Dome C region. Terra Antartica Reports, 13, 55-63.
Jordan, T., Ferraccioli, F., Corr, H.; Robinson, C., Caneva, G., Armadillo, E., Bozzo, E., Frearson, N., 2007. Linking the Wilkes Subglacial Basin the Transantarctic Mountains and the Ross Sea with a new airborne gravity survey. Terra Antartica Reports, 13, 37-54.
Bozzo, E.; Ferraccioli, F., eds. 2007. The Italian-British Antarctic geophysical and geological survey in northern Victoria Land 2005-06 – towards the International Polar Year 2007-08. Siena, Terra Antartica Publication, 110pp. (Terra Antartica Reports, 13).
Armadillo E., Bozzo, E., Caneva, G., Ferraccioli F., Tabellario, G., 2006. Recent Aeromagnetic and Deep Electromagnetic Exploration Projects in East Antartica. In: Proceedings of the Workshop Frontiers and Opportunities in Antarctic Geosciences, edited by C. Siddoway & Carlo Alberto Ricci, Terra Antartica Reports, 12, 167-176.
Damaske D., Ferraccioli, F., Bozzo, E., Chiappini, M., 2003. Images of aeromagnetic anomalies over Edward VII Peninsula, northwestern Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, Geol. Jahrbuch. GANOVEX VII Volume, BGR Hannover, 79-100.
Damaske, D., Bozzo, E., Moeller, D., Ferraccioli, F., Chiappini, M., 2001. A new aeromagnetic survey along the Pennell, Oates and George V Coast (East Antarctica), in: Ganovex VIII – ItaliAntartide XV Antarctic expedition 1999-2000, edited by E. Bozzo and D. Damaske, Terra Antartica Reports No. 5, pp. 1-11.
Della Vedova B., Febrer, J., Nicolich, R., Rinaldi C., & the TENAP project Group, 1998. Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Antarctic Peninsula (TENAP project), XII ItaliAntartide Expedition 1996-97- Field Data Reports, Terra Antartica Reports, 2, 61-70.
Ferraccioli, F., Forsberg, R., Matsuoka, K., Olesen, A., Jordan, T., Corr, H., Robinson, C., Kohler, J., & Bodart, J. (2024). Processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the POLARGAP survey covering the South Pole, and Foundation and Recovery Glaciers, East Antarctica (2015/2016) – VERSION 2 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6be0a803-78d4-4ca9-be02-3838866763c3
Pritchard, H., Fretwell, P., Fremand, A., Bodart, J., Kirkham, J., Aitken, A., Bamber, J., Bell, R., Bianchi, C., Bingham, R., Blankenship, D., Casassa, G., Catania, G., Christianson, K., Conway, H., Corr, H., Cui, X., Damaske, D., Damn, V., … Zirizzotti, A. (2024). BEDMAP3 – Ice thickness, bed and surface elevation for Antarctica – gridding products (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2d0e4791-8e20-46a3-80e4-f5f6716025d2
Jordan, T., Thompson, S., Kulessa, B., & Ferraccioli, F. (2023). Thwaites Glacier geological map and associated geophysical information. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/189823ed-6a14-4eba-87fb-38ba3e5e30fb
Fremand, A., Fretwell, P., Bodart, J., Pritchard, H., Aitken, A., Bamber, J., Bell, R., Bianchi, C., Bingham, R., Blankenship, D., Casassa, G., Catania, G., Christianson, K., Conway, H., Corr, H., Cui, X., Damaske, D., Damn, V., Drews, R., … Zirizzotti, A. (2022). BEDMAP3 – Ice thickness, bed and surface elevation for Antarctica – standardised data points (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/91523ff9-d621-46b3-87f7-ffb6efcd1847
Fretwell, P., Pritchard, H., Vaughan, D., Bamber, J., Barrand, N., Bell, R., Bianchi, C., Bingham, R., Blankenship, D., Casassa, G., Catania, G., Callens, D., Conway, H., Cook, A., Corr, H., Damaske, D., Damn, V., Ferraccioli, F., Forsberg, R., … Bodart, J. (2022). BEDMAP2 – Ice thickness, bed and surface elevation for Antarctica – standardised shapefiles and geopackages (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/0f90d926-99ce-43c9-b536-0c7791d1728b
Fretwell, P., Fremand, A., Bodart, J., Pritchard, H., Vaughan, D., Bamber, J., Barrand, N., Bell, R., Bianchi, C., Bingham, R., Blankenship, D., Casassa, G., Catania, G., Callens, D., Conway, H., Cook, A., Corr, H., Damaske, D., Damn, V., … Zirizzotti, A. (2022). BEDMAP2 – Ice thickness, bed and surface elevation for Antarctica – standardised data points (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2fd95199-365e-4da1-ae26-3b6d48b3e6ac
Fretwell, P., Pritchard, H., Vaughan, D., Bamber, J., Barrand, N., Bell, R., Bianchi, C., Bingham, R., Blankenship, D., Casassa, G., Catania, G., Callens, D., Conway, H., Cook, A., Corr, H., Damaske, D., Damn, V., Ferraccioli, F., Forsberg, R., … Zirizzotti, A. (2022). BEDMAP2 – Ice thickness, bed and surface elevation for Antarctica – gridding products (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fa5d606c-dc95-47ee-9016-7a82e446f2f2
Jordan, T., Robinson, C., Matsuoka, K., Olesen, A., Forsberg, R., & Ferraccioli, F. (2021). Processed line aeromagnetic data from the 2015/16 PolarGAP survey of the South Pole region. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01584
Jordan, T., Robinson, C., Matsuoka, K., Olesen, A., Forsberg, R., & Ferraccioli, F. (2021). Processed line aerogravity data from the 2015/16 PolarGAP survey of the South Pole region (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01583
Corr, H., Ferraccioli, F., Forsberg, R., Jordan, T., Kohler, J., Matsuoka, K., Olesen, A., & Robinson, C. (2021). Processed bed elevation picks from the POLARGAP radar survey across the Pensacola-Pole Basin (2015/2016) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d55e87dd-a74d-4182-be99-93ab805103ab
Ferraccioli, F., Corr, H., Jordan, T., Robinson, C., Armadillo, E., Bozzo, E., & Caneva, G. (2021). Processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the WISE-ISODYN survey across the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, East Antarctica (2005/2006) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/70adab3d-3632-400d-9aa1-ddf2d62a11b3
Ferraccioli, F., Forsberg, R., Matsuoka, K., Olesen, A., Jordan, T., Corr, H., Robinson, C., & Kohler, J. (2021). Processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the POLARGAP survey covering the South Pole, and Foundation and Recovery Glaciers, East Antarctica (2015/2016) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e8a29fa7-a245-4a04-8b56-098defa134b9
Ross, N., Bingham, R., Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T., Le Brocq, A., Rippin, D., & Siegert, M. (2021). Processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the IMAFI survey covering the Institute and Moller ice streams and the Patriot Hills, West Antarctica (2010/2011) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/f32b298b-7906-4360-9e34-16739af73bb7
Ferraccioli, F., Corr, H., Jordan, T., Forsberg, R., Matsuoka, K., Diez, A., Olesen, A., Ghidella, M., Zakrajsek, A., Robinson, C., & King, O. (2021). Processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the ICEGRAV survey covering the Recovery Catchment and interior Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica (2012/2013) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c6324118-94a2-4e03-8715-b24b82322a57
Corr, H., Ferraccioli, F., & Vaughan, D. (2021). Processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the BBAS survey covering the Pine Island Glacier basin, West Antarctica (2004/2005) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/db8bdbad-6893-4a77-9d12-a9bcb7325b70
Corr, H., Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T., & Robinson, C. (2021). Processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the AGAP survey covering Antarctica’s Gamburtsev Province, East Antarctica (2007/2009) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a1abf071-85fc-4118-ad37-7f186b72c847
Paxman, G., Gasson, E., Jamieson, S., Bentley, M., & Ferraccioli, F. (2020). Simulations of Antarctic Ice Sheet sensitivity to climate and ocean forcing for a suite of Antarctic palaeotopographies (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/d67a07a8-becc-419d-99f7-5578928461ca
Ferraccioli, F., Armadillo, E., Jordan, T., & Bozzo, E. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over Wilkes Subglacial Basin (2005/06 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/45f8f9f0-0959-4044-b8fd-218f9d5c68c2
Ferraccioli, F., Forsberg, R., Olesen, A., Jordan, T., Matsuoka, K., Zakrajsek, A., & Ghidella, M. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over the Recovery Lakes region and interior Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica (2013) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/849e2215-95b0-4275-88b8-50e18e3f8d56
Ferraccioli, F. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over the Pine Island Glacier basin (2004/05 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/485e6b9b-d033-441f-8c98-b2d0efcb1d63
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P., Curtis, M., Leat, P., & Riley, T. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over the Jutulstraumen rift area (2001/02 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/0ea3836d-ec6f-4856-b8ba-173c859372bb
Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T., Ross, N., Corr, H., Leat, P., Bingham, R., Rippin, D., Le Brocq, A., & Siegert, M. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over the Institute and Moller region (2010/11 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/03c3180b-97ef-4923-86e1-7ac9eab99497
Ferraccioli, F., & Jones, P. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over Northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula (2002/03 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/5c87409e-fdfd-4732-ad19-9d319a0e5a2b
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P., & Smith, A. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over Ellsworth Land (2001) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/2e0ebbc5-1539-4f3c-873d-c62ea354c35c
Ferraccioli, F., Bamber, J., Joughin, I., Shepherd, T., Rippin, D., Siegert, M., & Vaughan, D. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over Coats Land, including the region of three tributaries of Slessor Glacier, East Antarctica (2001/02 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/8ac60c79-d768-4ee1-969f-cce671824085
Jordan, T., & Ferraccioli, F. (2020). Processed line aeromagnetic data over Adelaide Island (2011) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/ceca9a1e-7e8d-45b8-8d58-fd3625a54da7
Jordan, T., Ferraccioli, F., Armadillo, E., & Bozzo, E. (2020). Processed line aerogravity data over Wilkes Subglacial Basin region (2005/06 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/81b419c4-0055-435a-9bed-f583f64bd25a
Olesen, A., Ferraccioli, F., Forsberg, R., Jordan, T., Matsuoka, K., Zakrajsek, A., & Ghidella, M. (2020). Processed line aerogravity data over the Recovery Lakes region and interior Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica (2013) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/28e3b21f-bf4b-46a6-8559-f69d69c63a48
Jordan, T., & Ferraccioli, F. (2020). Processed line aerogravity data over the Pine Island Glacier basin (2004/05 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/e6621111-5965-44df-b40c-125f466ceb5c
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P., Curtis, M., Leat, P., & Riley, T. (2020). Processed line aerogravity data over the Jutulstraumen rift area (2001/02 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/bc870f9e-4200-4ae2-8db0-6cb80b870c09
Jordan, T., Ferraccioli, F., Ross, N., Corr, H., Leat, P., Bingham, R., Rippin, D., Le Brocq, A., & Siegert, M. (2020). Processed line aerogravity data over the Institute and Moller region (2010/11 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/bc55df03-cac4-4384-bfa7-57b65d969b48
Jones, P., & Ferraccioli, F. (2020). Processed line aerogravity data over Northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula (2002/03 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/5388db62-4a5e-4072-9b01-3a65785d80a0
Jones, P., Ferraccioli, F., & Smith, A. (2020). Processed line aerogravity data over Ellsworth Land region (2001) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/5de1230c-33f5-4586-821b-e6c40316d6bd
Jordan, T., & Ferraccioli, F. (2020). Processed high resolution line aeromagnetic data over Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf (2010-2011) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/84b382c3-6b6f-4524-9807-ec7941e5620d
Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P., Curtis, M., Leat, P., & Riley, T. (2020). Processed bed elevation picks from airborne radar depth sounding over the Jutulstraumen rift area (2001/02 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/84a273d9-8191-4316-b8f6-dc907eb0947a
Corr, H., Ferraccioli, F., & Vaughan, D. (2020). Processed bed elevation picks from airborne radar depth sounding across the Pine Island Glacier basin (2004/05 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/3adb739a-9eda-434d-9883-03ab092cabae
Ross, N., Corr, H., Bingham, R., Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T., Le Brocq, A., Rippin, D., & Siegert, M. (2020). Processed bed elevation picks from airborne radar depth sounding across the Institute and Moller Glacier catchments in 2010/11 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/7946c497-72fc-41cb-a9b2-bf9980efe156
Ferraccioli, F., & Ghidella, M. (2020). High resolution processed line aeromagnetic data over James Ross Island, Northern Antarctic Peninsula (1997/1998) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/33b9cdf7-3fc6-41ec-8b53-650410dd0a4d
Jones, P., Jordan, T., Ferraccioli, F., & Ghidella, M. (2020). High resolution processed line aerogravity data over James Ross Island, Northern Antarctic Peninsula (1997/1998) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f3a55f48-1b9b-4da2-987d-be63b6bf5061
Ferraccioli, F., & Jordan, T. (2020). High resolution aeromagnetic line data in the Ross Sea Rift collected for the ANDRILL pre-site survey (2008-09 season) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/74df4192-7c80-4ffa-b890-4b344cfc1bef
Corr, H., Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T., & Robinson, C. (2020). Antarctica’s Gamburtsev Province (AGAP) Project – Radio-echo sounding data (2007-2009) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/0f6f5a45-d8af-4511-a264-b0b35ee34af6
Jordan, T., Ferraccioli, F., Bell, R., Damaske, D., & Robinson, C. (2020). Antarctica’s Gamburtsev Province (AGAP) Project – Airborne gravity data (2007-2009) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/8e5f910b-11d6-4a9d-bdf7-175c9b98cfb8
Ferraccioli, F., Damaske, D., Finn, C., Bell, R., Jordan, T., Robinson, C., & Frearson, N. (2020). Antarctica’s Gamburtsev Province (AGAP) Project – Aeromagnetic data (2007-2009) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/91df43df-e3fd-4637-9091-e75f623e2b07
Ferraccioli, F., & Jordan, T. (2020). Airborne magnetic data covering the Evans, and Rutford Ice Streams, and ice rises in the Ronne Ice Shelf (2006/07) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/7504be9b-93ba-44af-a17f-00c84554b819
Ferraccioli, F., Corr, H., Jordan, T., Forsberg, R., Matsuoka, K., Diez, A., Olesen, A., Ghidella, M., Zakrajsek, A., Robinson, C., & King, O. (2018). Bed, surface elevation and ice thickness measurements derived from Radar acquired during the ICEGRAV-2013 airborne geophysics campaign (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK. https://doi.org/10.5285/6549203d-da8b-4a22-924b-a9e1471ea7f1
Ferraccioli, F., Corr, H., Jordan, T., Robinson, C., Armadillo, E., & Armadillo, G. (2018). Airborne radar bed elevation picks across the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, 2005-2006 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK. https://doi.org/10.5285/59e5a6f5-e67d-4a05-99af-30f656569401
Siergert, M., Corr, H., Ross, N., Jordan, T., Robinson, C., Jeofry, H., Ferraccioli, F., Bingham, R., Le Brocq, A., & Rippin, D. (2017). Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) processed airborne radio-echo sounding data from the Institute and Moller ice streams, West Antarctica, 2010-11 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Polar Data Centre; British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council; Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK.. https://doi.org/10.5285/8a975b9e-f18c-4c51-9bdb-b00b82da52b8
WISE-ISODYN was a joint UK-Italian project to provide new boundary conditions to input into ice-sheet and paleoclimate models predicting the past and future stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
The aim of this programme was to image englacial layering and bedrock topography over this sensitive catchment of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and Antarctic Peninsula.
BBAS-AGASEA used airborne surveys to map the landscape beneath Pine Island Glacier and assess its potential instability due to climate change.
The primary aim of the project is to carry our airborne gravity observations across hitherto unexplored parts of Antarctica.
GOCE+Antarctica- Dynamic Antarctic Lithosphere uses GOCE satellite gravity gradient data, GPS data and innovative 3D modelling to study the Antarctic lithosphere and its influence on the overlying ice sheets, including the process of glacio-isostatic adjustment (GIA).
PolarGAP is an ambitious international mission to capture new and critical data about the Earth’s global gravity field.
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Discover the UK’s national capability to support science from the air
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Fausto receives his Polar Medal from HRH Prince Philip in 2010.