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New Map of Antarctica Provides Clearest Glimpse of Subglacial Continent
2013-06-07 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Antarctica's subglacial terrain British scientists have unveiled the most detailed topographical map available yet of Antarctica, a vast dataset that provides a penetrating 3-D view of the frozen continent down to the bedrock level and could offer key insights into how it will respond to climate change. Based on millions of measurements collected over several decades, the British Antarctic Surveys Bedmap2 project illustrates the continent with a level of clarity...
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