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Pine Island Glacier (PIG)

November 17th, 2008 Posted in Antarctica, NBP09-01 by Ken Mankoff

One of the destinations of the cruise is the Pine Island Glacier. PIG has been examined from space for a while now, but earlier this year the first people ever to see it in person arrived there to study it. Below is part one of a four part video series about the expedition (go to the Polar Palooza site for parts two and beyond).



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Bindschadler, Holland, et al. are planning to return in 2009/2010 and beyond to deploy weather stations on the glacier, to drill through it, and to put sensors below it. If another team can collect data about the ocean water that is flowing to and from the glacier, it will provide a more comprehensive picture of the region. A boat is the perfect way to get close to the ocean side of the glacial terminus and deploy some buoys.

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