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Building the VELMAP Database for Antarctic Outlet Glaciers


NASAThis project is funded by NASA grant NNG05GO82G

Objective

To build the VELMAP Database for Antarctic Outlet Glaciers

Collaborators

Ted Scambos and Ian Howat

Project Summary

This grant supports research staff at NSIDC, and partially supports a post-doctoral researcher (Dr. Ian Howat) in mapping and analysis of ice flow and flow speed changes for several major Antarctic glaciers.

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For more information, visit the NSIDC VELMAP Web site.

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