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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 sensor webs.

Sensors 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 data gathered is important in understanding the dynamics of glaciers as well as global warming.

Photo of Briksdalsbreen - the test site in Norway in 2005. See the melting glacier sequence. This glacier has retreated 400m in the past ten years.

See Fieldwork Photos from:Apr. 2007 Autumn 06, 2006 2005 2004 2003 Search Flickr

In Nov. 2006 we were on BBC News... Watch again here: mpeg1video ( 33MB) Fullsize (100MB)

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Currently Funded by EPSRC