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Eric Kendrick, a senior research associate at Ohio State, shown at a POLENET GPS site in West Antarctica. He is standing in front of solar panels, battery boxes, and wind generators used to power the GPS station. Photo courtesy of Ohio State University. |
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A POLENET GPS site in West Antarctica. The GPS antenna is shown in the background (white cylinder topped by gray dome), with solar panels, batteries, wind generators, the GPS receiver, and Iridium satellite modem antenna in the foreground. Photo courtesy of Ohio State University. |
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| The POLENET team uses both helicopter and fixed wing support to reach field sites. This photo shows a Twin Otter plane landed at a POLENET GPS and seismic site. Solar panels used to power the seismic station are shown to the left of the plane. Another solar panel stands to the right, and a GPS monument stands to the far right. Photo courtesy of Ohio State University. |
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The POLENET project measures crustal movements in Antarctica in response to changes in ice mass. The top figure shows how the crust is loaded in response to an increase in ice mass during glaciations, and the bottom figure shows how the crust rebounds in response to a decrease in ice mass during deglaciation. Figures courtesy of Ohio State University. |
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