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Polar Weather and Climate Week, June 4-8
Wang, Sheng-Hung; Bromwich, David H.; Wille, Jonathan D. ( 2016-06 )This technical report contains the programs and the abstracts for the following workshops and symposiums held at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center during the Polar Weather and Climate Week, June 4-8, 2016: ... -
6th Third Pole Environment Workshop
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Surface Elevation and Velocity Changes on the South Central Greenland Ice Sheet: 1980-2011 - Data Summary
Jezek, Kenneth C. ( 2012 )Glaciological observations were made from 1980 to 2011 at a network of measurement sites on the south central Greenland Ice Sheet. Measurements include in situ observations begun by I. Whillans, Wallops Flight Facility ... -
National and Trans-National Agendas in Antarctic Research from the 1950s and Beyond
( 2012 )The 3rd Workshop of the SCAR Action Group on the History of Antarctic Research was organized by Raimund E. Goerler, the Assistant Director of the Ohio State University Libraries and his colleagues at the Byrd Polar Research ... -
Visualizing Changing Landscapes: Disappearance of the Scioto Lobe of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Ohio. A Field Guide
Leavell, Daniel; Angle, Mike; Mark, Bryan G.; Howat, Ian ( 2010-08-18 )This field trip guide was produced for participants of the International Glaciological Society Symposium, “Earth’s Disappearing Ice: Drivers, Responses and Impacts,” which was held at the Byrd Polar Research Center in ... -
5th Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling and Forecasting Workshop
Bromwich, David H.; Everett, Lynn R. ( 2010 )This workshop is meant to bring together those with both research and operational/logistical interests in Antarctic meteorology and forecasting. As in the past, the annual activities of the Automatic Weather Station (AWS) ... -
The RADARSAT-1 Antarctic Mapping Project
Jezek, Kenneth C. ( 2008-08-12 )This report summarizes the motivation, processing procedures and products that were part of the RADARSAT-1 Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP). RAMP was a collaboration between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency to map ... -
Stratigraphy of the Nilsen Plateau, Western Escarpment, Antarctica
Long, William E. ( 2008 )Field work resulting in this report was conducted in 1963-64. Sixteen sections along approximately 35 miles of escarpment were measured to provide data for this report. About 500 rock samples have been archived at the ... -
Velocity Trends for Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland for the Years 2000, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Including Procedure Manuals
Farness, Katy; Jezek, Kenneth C. ( 2008 )This report describes procedures used to process RADARSAT synthetic aperture radar data acquired over Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland. Interferometric pairs are used to compute ice sheet surface velocities for the years 2000, ... -
Surface Roughness Measurements on the Western Greenland Ice Sheet
Jezek, Kenneth C. ( 2007-10-12 )This report summarizes in situ observations of snow surface roughness in relatively benign regions of the western Greenland Ice Sheet. The data were collected in June and August, 1991, June 1992, June 1993 and June 1995. ... -
Transantarctic Mountains TRANsition Zone (TAM TRANZ Project): Multidisciplinary Research in the Central and Southern Transantarctic Mountains
Lyons, W. Berry; Elliot, David H.; Everett, Lynn R. ( 2007 ) -
Determination of Absolute Gravity at BPRC/US Polar Rock Repository
Bhattacharya, Indrajit; Wuite, Jan; Jezek, Kenneth C. ( 2006-11-22 )We determined absolute gravity at a base station located in the north-east corner of the U.S. Polar Rock Repository based on two field surveys conducted in summer 2005. We used a CG-5 Scintrex Autograv System for our ... -
Minimosaic Offset Investigation
Leibfacher, Karl; Mather, Stephen; Farness, Katy; Jezek, Kenneth C. ( 2006-02 ) -
Oil's History of Booms and Busts: Toward the Ultimate Downturn
van der Veen, C.J. ( 2006 )It is often said that we learn from our mistakes. This may be true for individuals, but collectively, humanity repeatedly continues to exhibit collective amnesia and, by ignoring past events – willfully or not – the same ... -
Scientific Opportunities for a Long-Range Aircraft for Research in Antarctica LARA
( 2005-07 )A workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs was held in Virginia in September 2004 to explore scientific opportunities for multidisciplinary research aircraft used in Antarctic research. ... -
Antarctic Regional Interactions Meteorology Experiment (RIME) Implementation Plan
( 2004-12 )The Antarctic Regional Interactions Meteorology Experiment (RIME) is a basic and applied research program to explore in detail the local and regional atmospheric processes over Antarctica and their interactions with lower ... -
Investigations of the Upper Snow Pack at Summit, Greenland. Report of the July 2004 Field Season
Bhattacharya, I.; Jezek, K.C. ( 2004-09-30 )Three detailed snow-pit studies were completed around the Summit Camp in central Greenland during July 2004. At each site the temperature of the snow pack was measured with a digital thermometer and the thickness of different ... -
Program for Arctic Regional Assessment (PARCA). Greenland Science and Planning Meeting, January 14-15, 2003, Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, Ohio
( 2003-10 )NASA's Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA) was formally organized in 1995 (though it existed informally several years before that) to assess and interpret the mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet ... -
Scientific Motivation for the Ross Island Meteorology Experiment (RIME)
( 2002-04 )This report is a product of the Ross Island Meteorology Experiment (RIME) Science and Planning Workshop held at the Byrd Polar Research Center on September 11-13, 2001. Given the unique and important role of Antarctica in ...
