Kenichi Matsuoka, René Forsberg, Fausto Ferraccioli, Geir Moholdt, Mathieu Morlighem, Author at Eos

A small red airplane sits atop a vast snowfield, with scientific instruments in the foreground and two individuals looking on in the background.

Circling Antarctica to Unveil the Bed Below Its Icy Edge

by Kenichi Matsuoka, René Forsberg, Fausto Ferraccioli, Geir Moholdt and Mathieu Morlighem 15 June 202221 May 2024

An international initiative aims to collect a comprehensive airborne data set from the Antarctic Ice Sheet margin to better estimate ice discharge and sea level contributions today and in the future.

René Forsberg

Circling Antarctica to Unveil the Bed Below Its Icy Edge

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