Nunatak sampling locations

Description

As part of the iSTAR-D project, three GPS receivers were permanently installed throughout the Ellsworth Mountain region of West Antarctica. These receivers, combined with sampling of erratic boulders, aim to provide more information on local ice history and rates of isostatic rebound, which in turn can be used to improve models of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA).

The three GPS sites include :

- Mt Johns

- Mt Woollard

- Mid-Ellsworth Mountains

References

1. iSTAR D fieldwork report

2. iSTAR D - our science challenge

3. ANET - POLENET

Field photo

View of Mid-Ellsworth Mountains GPS site from landing area January 18th, 2014. Mike Bentley, University of Durham