Close
Contact us
Help
Register
Login
Search
Advanced search
Dr Alan Hubbard on the Petermann Glacier
GP01S6K
Completed
★★★★★★
Deselect all
Deselect all
Select all
Invert Selection
Download
1 item
Go to Login page
Linked assets
Package
Petermann Glacier in Greenland
GP025A9
GP025A9
★★★★
Package
Best of Arctic Impacts Expedition
GP01SII
GP01SII
ReadyForCataloguing
★★★★★★
Package
Arctic Tour 2009 (Photo & Videos)
GP0ALB9J
GP0ALB9J
★★★★
Folder
Glaciology Research in Western Greenland
GP01ZPY
GP01ZPY
★★★★
View all
Dr Alan Hubbard on the Petermann Glacier
Alan Hubbard, a glaciologist from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, is working on the Petermann glacier. He is installing 'expendable GPS' units, known as 'stations', attaching them to the glacier's surface. These self powered units communicate with a base station, so if they are lost or damaged at sea or during break up, the data has already been transferred. Alan has fixed three of these to the ice; one intended for each segment, known as A, B and C in order of expected break up. The data from the three units will tell the scientists, if after pieces have broken away from the glacier, whether the upstream part that is left behind will accelerate. To give an idea of scale, ice island 'A' is estimated to be of 100 square Km and the front of the glacier is 16km across.
Creator:
Nick Cobbing
Unique identifier:
GP01S6K
Old Image ID:
c0207094
Type:
Image
Ranking:
★★★★★★
Size:
5616px × 3744px 8MB
Keywords
Keywords:
Climate (campaign title)
-
Copy space
-
Day
-
Equipment
-
Glacier melt
-
Glaciers
-
Helicopters
-
Ice
-
Measuring tools
-
Outdoors
-
Science
-
Scientists