Airborne Platforms Help Answer Questions in Polar Geosciences

and Tinto, K ;

Contact

graeme.eagles [ at ] awi.de

Abstract

The polar regions, with their continental ice sheets and partly ice covered oceans, play a crucial role in the Earth system. They are critical to understanding and predicting climate evolution and global sea level change. Airborne platforms offer the most amenable and powerful means of surveying these regions.

Item Type

Article

Authors

Scheinert, Mirko, Eagles, Graeme

and Tinto, K ;

Divisions

AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Geophysics

Primary Division

Organizations > AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Geophysics

Programs

Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 3: The earth system from a polar perspective > WP 3.2: Earth system on tectonic time scales: From greenhouse to icehouse world

Primary Topic