New data resource on the Antarctic Ice Sheet

TU Dresden (Germany) has released a data portal visualizing results from a multi-mission satellite altimetry record of the Antarctic Ice Sheet spanning four decades as published by Schröder et al. (2019, doi:10.5194/tc-13-427-2019). Access the portal for data on mass change timeseries for Antarctic drainage basins and time series of gridded surface elevation changes. If you …

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Antarctic Environments Portal Website

Have a look at the Antarctic Environments Portal hosted by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). The portal provides access to high-level summary information on Antarctic issues, based on the best available scientific knowledge. In short, it links Antarctic policy with Antarctic science. Also have a look at the PortalGraphics - infographics about key summaries …

Great Antarctica bathymetry/bed topography resource available

For those of us interested in the ocean floor/bathymetry for Antarctica, have a look at the recently released BedMachine Antarctica v1. The result of a massive collaborative effort, it is now available at the NSIDC. The citation for the resource is:Morlighem et al. Deep glacial troughs and stabilizing ridges unveiled beneath the margins of the Antarctic ice sheet. Nature …

READER – Antarctic data for environmental research

The REference Antarctic Data for Environmental Research (READER) is a great source for climatological, ice core, and oceanographic data. So if you are researching any of these fields and your research area is Antarctica, why don't you check out the READER website (https://legacy.bas.ac.uk/met/SCAR_ssg_ps/OceanREADER/index.html), its link on the SCAR webpage, or contact John Turner for more …