Ground Penetrating Radar Data from BGS Iceland Glacier Observatory Project, 2012-2014
| Dataset title | Ground Penetrating Radar Data from BGS Iceland Glacier Observatory Project, 2012-2014 |
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| Dataset creators | Andrew Finlayson, British Geological Survey Emrys Phillips, British Geological Survey Jez Everest, British Geological Survey Heiko Buxel, British Geological Survey |
| Dataset theme | Geoscientific Information |
| Dataset abstract | These files contain ground penetrating radar (GPR) data collected from the glacier margins and forelands of Falljökull and of Kvíárjökull, south-east Iceland, between 2012 and 2014. The data were collected using a Sensors and Software PulseEKKO Pro GPR system. For each glacier the data are stored in folders that indicate the month and year in which the surveys were conducted. Each GPR profile has a Sensors and Software GPR (.DT1) file, and associated header (.HD) and GPS (.GPS) files. The .HD files (which can be opened as text files) give the parameters and equipment used for each profile. GPS files are not available for some of the profiles collected on Falljökull in April 2013 (due to damage that occurred to the GPS linked with the PulseEKKO Pro system). For these profiles start, finish, and mid profile positions were recorded using differential GPS, and locations of these profiles are instead given by GIS shapefiles in the relevant folders. These datasets have been used in the publications listed below. Further information relating to the data collection methodology can be found therein. Phillips, Emrys; Everest, Jez; Evans, David J.A.; Finlayson, Andrew; Ewertowski, Marek; Guild, Ailsa; Jones, Lee. 2017 Concentrated, ‘pulsed’ axial glacier flow: structural glaciological evidence from Kvíárjökull in SE Iceland. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 42 (13). 1901-1922. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4145 Phillips, Emrys; Finlayson, Andrew; Bradwell, Tom; Everest, Jez; Jones, Lee. 2014 Structural evolution triggers a dynamic reduction in active glacier length during rapid retreat: evidence from Falljökull, SE Iceland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 119 (10). 2194-2208. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JF003165 Phillips, Emrys; Finlayson, Andrew; Jones, Lee. 2013 Fracturing, block-faulting and moulin development associated with progressive collapse and retreat of a polar maritime glacier: Virkisjokul-Falljokull, SE Iceland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118 (3). 1545-1561. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrf.20116 Flett, Verity; Maurice, Louise; Finlayson, Andrew; Black, Andrew; MacDonald, Alan; Everest, Jez; Kirkbride, Martin. 2017. Meltwater flow through a rapidly deglaciating glacier and foreland catchment system: Virkisjökull, SE Iceland. Hydrology Research, 48 (6). 1666-1681. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2017.205 |
| Dataset content dates | 14/04/2012 to 01/09/2014 |
| Dataset spatial coverage | Iceland |
| Dataset supply format | various |
| Dataset language | English-United Kingdom |
| Dataset discovery metadata record | Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record |
| Dataset publisher | British Geological Survey |
| Dataset publication date | 5th August 2020 |
| Dataset digital object identifier(DOI) | 10.5285/e2386bf1-926d-4c32-9b54-a3cf8f143cc6 |
| Dataset citation text | Finlayson, A., Phillips, E., Everest, J., Buxel, H. (2020): Ground Penetrating Radar Data from BGS Iceland Glacier Observatory Project, 2012-2014. British Geological Survey. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/e2386bf1-926d-4c32-9b54-a3cf8f143cc6 |
| Constraints and terms of use | This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]". |
| Access the dataset | https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item136725 |