Between 1988 and 1995, five seasons of Global Positioning System (GPS) data were collected at seventy-three locations near the 2500 metre contour of the Lambert Glacier Drainage Basin (LGB). These data have been processed using GAMIT/GlobK software to determine surface velocities at the surveyed sites. Results show that velocities along the traverse route vary between 0.5 ma-1 and 63 ma-1 with the location of the major outlet glaciers inside the LGB clearly identifiable within the data. A subset of the LGB GPS data has been studied to investigate an efficient method for determination of ice velocities at remote sites within a single field season. Results from this study have shown that ice velocities within 2% of the long-term estimate may be determined using two to four hour GPS site occupations separated in time by a minimum of forty days. Copy right© The Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences (SGEPSS); The Seismological Society of Japan; The Volcanological Society of Japan; The Geodetic Society of Japan; The Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Engineering
Research Group:	Geomatic Engineering
Research Field:	Geodesy
Objective Division:	Environment
Objective Group:	Climate and Climate Change
Objective Field:	Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability
Author:	Hurd, R (Dr Rachael Hurd)
Author:	Coleman, R (Professor Richard Coleman)
Author:	King, MA (Professor Matt King)
ID Code:	19973
Year Published:	2000
Web of Science® Times Cited:	26
Deposited By:	Geography and Environmental Studies
Deposited On:	2000-08-01
Last Modified:	2001-04-11
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