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Rationale for Antarctic Continuous GPS Stations: Enhancing Ice Dynamics Understanding

The establishment of continuous GPS stations in Antarctica is critical for monitoring the dynamics of ice sheets and understanding their historical context. These high-precision measurements are essential due to the typically low vertical rates and the need for accuracy in detecting gentle uplift gradients. Current data show recent ice mass changes, which indicate the need for sophisticated models to dissect uplift scales and patterns. The proposed next-generation station architecture, utilizing advanced components and technology, is designed to support ongoing research and provide reliable time-series measurements crucial for scientists.

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Rationale for Antarctic Continuous GPS Stations: Enhancing Ice Dynamics Understanding

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  1. Remote GPS Networks:Rationale Carol A. Raymond, Erik R. Ivins JPL/Caltech

  2. Rationale for Antarctic Continuous GPS stations and Constraints on Station Architecture Continuous GPS measurements contribute to understanding the interaction between ice sheet history and dynamics, and earth rheology. Support time-varying gravity measurements of ice mass change. • Rationale for Continuous Measurements: • Vertical rates are low (typically few cm?) and need for accuracy is high to resolve gentle gradients • Incomplete noise characterization (phase center drifts, biases, seasonal tropospheric variations, ionosphere, reference frame issues)for data lengths of < 30 days? • Constraints: • If rheology is stiff, and loads are ancient, uplift gradients are small • If loads are young, uplift gradients might be large. • Likely there will be a spectrum of uplift scales that must be deconvolved to understand their origin in lateral heterogeneity of earth rheology, and/or glacial loading histories of individual drainage basins

  3. High precision vertical components are critical for distinguishing competing models Current results favor recent ice mass change - indicating smaller scale gradients are expected

  4. W1 WAGN occupations W13 Donnellan and Luyendyk (1997-2001) Raymond et al. (1996-2001) W12 AirForce Seismic Stations (new) Proposed TAM CGPS Network continues decadal-length times series at 4 sites Network proposed in 2004 (Raymond et al.) is designed to measure glacioisostatic deformation in region most sensitive to testing models TAMDEF

  5. Proposed Next-Generation Station Architecture

  6. Picosat and UAV System Engineering (PAUSE) Li-SoCl2 batteries • Magnetometer package is undergoing lab thermal testing (30 C to -60C) • Stratospheric balloon tests in October 2004 • Components, software and architecture can be reused for GPS stations Freewave modem magnetometer single board computer

  7. Tumbleweed Polar Rover

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