NIU will use robotic submarine to explore melting occurring below Antarctic ice
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 16:28
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Northern Illinois University geologists are helping to lead a multi-million-dollar, five-year investigation of melting near the base of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) using a 24-foot-long robotic submarine that will be lowered through more than a half mile of ice into ocean water.