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The aim of this project at the University of Southampton, is to develop technology to monitor glacier behaviour using sensor networks. In doing this we are contributing to fundamental research in glaciology and wireless sensor networks.
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Custom sensor probes are placed in, on and under glaciers and data collected from them by a base station on the surface. Measurements include temperature, pressure, stress, weather and subglacial movement. The information gathered is important in understanding the dynamics of glaciers as well as global warming and the project has produced useful new data.
See the melting Norwegian glacier - it retreated 400m in ten years.
Norway Briksdalsbreen Fieldwork: 2007 Autumn 06, 2006 2005 2004 2003
Iceland Fieldwork from 2008/9 recently on BBC News online and currently running for 17 months!
Real-Time, Remote Erosion Monitoring in Tijuana, Mexico - new trial of the probes
In 2006 we were on BBC TV News. Watch again: mpeg1video ( 33MB) Fullsize (100MB)
Postgraduate Studentships available
This research has been funded by the Royal Society, Department of Trade and Industry and EPSRC
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