Abstract:
Variability in temperature, salinity and velocity was observed approximately 1.5 m beneath the base of Thwaites Glacier in the grounding zone region of the Eastern Ice Shelf as part of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration MELT project. Using a borehole deployable turbulence instrument cluster, the average temperature, salinity and velocity was observed over a 15-minute period every 2 hours.
Funding was provided by NSFPLR-NERC: Melting at Thwaites grounding zone and its control on sea level (THWAITES-MELT) NE/S006761/1.
Keywords:
Antarctica, ITGC, Salinity, Temperature, Thwaites Glacier, Velocity
| Creation Date: | 2021-02-22 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK Polar Data Centre |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Peter E D Davis |
| Role(s) | Investigator, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Keith W Nicholls |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | David M Holland |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | New York University |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |