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.

Notice

A new WISSARD webpage is under development. Updated project information can be found at this address mid March, 2012. The scope of the WISSARD project and its field plan have changed. Please check back soon. Thank you for your interest in the WISSARD project.

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

Welcome to wissard.org

Submitted by webadmin on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 4:23pm