Backer Island GNSS system (IMAGE)

McGill University

Backer Island GNSS system

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The field team used specialized instruments from the ANET-POLENET project that measure Antarctica’s ground motion. This GNSS [GPS] station is located on an island of the Backer Islands chain in Pine Island Bay where the massive Pine Island Glacier enters the Amundsen Sea. 

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Terry Wilson

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