WISSARD
An Integrated Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability and Subglacial Life Habitats in West Antarctica:
The Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project is a 6-year (2009-2015) initiative focused on the hydrological continuum beneath the Whillans Ice Stream in glaciological, microbiological, geochemical, and oceanographic contexts.
Research
Research will be conducted through three complementary projects:
- GBASE: Geomicrobiology of Antarctic Subglacial Environment
- LISSARD: Lake and Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling
- RAGES: Robotic Access to Grounding-zones for Exploration and Science

