Antarctic Peninsula Mass Balance (APMB) project

Aims and Objectives

The aim of the APMB project is to improve the measurement and understanding of Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet mass balance. In order to achieve this aim, two objectives have been identified:

to improve the quality and coverage of mass balance estimates made with the three satellite geodetic techniques of Altimetry, Gravimetry and the Input-Output Method.

to combine these improved datasets so as to maximise the overall spatial and temporal coverage, and resolution of our estimate. This will provide a more reliable estimate of Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet mass balance, over the longest time period possible, which will allow spatial and temporal trends in mass balance to be investigated with a level of detail that has not previously been possible.