thickness is investigated in 1995 and 1998. Research is ongoing to analyze sea-ice extent,
thickness and mass balance in the Ross Sea from 1995 through 2000.
Acknowledgements
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant OPP-0088040 and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ice Center (DG133E-03-SE-1055, DG133E-
02-SE-0699). Thanks goes out to the additional collaborators on this project including Michael Van
Woert (National Ice Center), Anthony Worby (Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre) and Stephen F.
Ackley (Clarkson University).
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