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Ice-shelf pRES 2013/2014

Description

pRES (phase-sensitive radar) were deployed on the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf during the field season of 2013-2014.

pRES help determine ice shelf basal melt rates, used for measuring the deformation of the Antarctic ice sheet.

Figure 1: Ice-shelf pRES on Pine island Glacier overlaying LIMA mosaic of Antarctica as seen on iSTAR GIS. iSTAR GIS