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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.
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.
Briksdalsbreen - the test site in Norway. See the melting glacier it retreated 400m in the ten years.
Norway Fieldwork: Apr. 2007 Autumn 06, 2006 2005 2004 2003
In 2006 we were on BBC News. Watch again here: mpeg1video ( 33MB) Fullsize (100MB)
2007 seminar on the Electronics and Computer Science
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This research has been funded by the Royal Society, Department of Trade and Industry and EPSRC
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