polar exploration

AGAP: Exploring the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in Antarctica during the International Polar Year

PI(s):

Robin E. Bell

Scientists from several nations are working together to launch a flagship program to explore a major mountain range buried by a large continental ice sheet and bounded by numerous subglacial lakes.

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AGAP: Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province

GAMBIT: Gamburtsev Aerogeophysical Mapping of Bedrock and Ice Targets

PI(s):

Robin E. Bell

Using geophysical instruments, GAMBIT will peal back more than 600 meters of ice to explore the last hidden mountain range on Earth.

Website:

GAMBIT - Antarctic Research: Peering Through the Ice

MGDS: Virtual Ocean - A Visualization Application for Ocean Data

PI(s):

William B. Ryan

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

Virtual Ocean integrates the GeoMapApp tool suite and the NASA World Wind 3-D

Website:

Virtual Ocean

MGDS: Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) - Create Maps and Grids

PI(s):

William B. Ryan

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

Make your own maps and custom grids to download from our Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) database by selecting a geographic region or focus/study site.

Website:

Create Maps and Grids

MGDS: Marine Geoscience Data System

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

PI(s):

William B. Ryan

Unified data portal for the NSF Ridge 2000 program, MARGINS program, Marine Seismic Reflection data, Antarctic Multibeam Bathymetry Synthesis, and RIDGE Multibeam Bathymetry Synthesis; includes Geo

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Marine Geoscience Data System: MGDS

MGDS: Search For Data

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

Find, map and download marine geoscience and other data by ship, region, program, investigator, data and more.

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MGDS: Search For Data

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal provides access to geoscience data, primarily marine, from the Antarctic region.

Website:

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal

Location

United States

81° 20' 5.4384" S, 97° 12' 25.3116" W

See map: Google Maps

Polar Survival a Century Ago: Good Planning, or Just Good Weather?

October 09, 2009

Before airplanes and satellite phones, polar exploration was a more dangerous undertaking than it is now. A new article in American Scientist retraces Nansen and Shackleton's expeditions from the perspective of modern ocean conditions and sea ice drift conditions.