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		Amundsen Sea Amundsen Sea, arm of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, bordered by Thurston Island and Cape Dart.
		Bellingshausen Sea Bellingshausen Sea, part of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, SW of Cape Horn between the Antarctic Peninsula and Amundsen Sea.
		Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land, area of W Antarctica, E of the Ross Shelf Ice and the Ross Sea and S of the Amundsen Sea; the Ford Ranges lie in the northwest part.
	www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=@DOCKEYWORDS+antpg&unkey=antpg (532 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: Roald Amundsen
		Amundsen admitted that he was heavily in debt and knew that his best chance of raising money was to bring off a spectacular triumph.
		Amundsen's excuse to the others was that Hanssen was suffering too severely from frostbite to linger behind...the men were not totally convinced.
		Amundsen's decision was not a revengeful one as he felt that if the Pole party were not successful, at least there might still be a "first" gained for Norway.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000101.htm (3604 words)

	Amundsen Sea
		Amundsen Sea is located along the western Antarctic coast between Ross Sea and Bellingshausen Sea.
		Marie-Byrd Land is the hinterland of the Amundsen Sea.
		During the last years, new geophysical initiatives were started in the Amundsen Sea by several institutions to overcome the lack of knowledge on the tectonic and sedimentary evolution of the basins and the continental margin.
	www.lighthouse-foundation.org /lighthouse-foundation.org/eng/maproom/amundsen_sea.shtml (301 words)

	Amundsen, Roald
		Amundsen, Roald, arctic explorer (b at Sarpsborg, Norway 16 July 1872; d between Norway and Spitsbergen 18 June 1928).
		Amundsen went to sea as a young man. Determined to navigate the NORTHWEST PASSAGE, he purchased the Gjoa, readied it for arctic waters and embarked in 1903.
		Amundsen disappeared in 1928 on his way to search for Nobile, missing on another arctic flight.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000190 (130 words)

	The Heat Is Online
		In a paper published today in the online edition of the journal Science, one team said the vast glaciers flowing into the Amundsen Sea were thinning twice as fast near the coast as they had in the 1990's.
		Amundsen Sea glaciers contain enough ice to raise sea level by 1.3 meters (4 feet)," the researchers wrote in their report.
		The melting into the Amundsen sea is now more than the previous amount from all of Antarctica and more than the estimated contribution from Greenland, the researchers said.
	www.heatisonline.org /contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?id=4876&method=full (1248 words)

	Learn more about Sea in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A sea (pronounced see) is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean.
		The term is also used for large, usually saline, lakes that lack a natural outlet, such as the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Galilee.
		The term is used in a less geographically precise manner as synonymous with ocean, as in the tropical sea or down to the sea shore, or even sea water referring to water of the ocean.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/se/sea.html (263 words)

	> Glossary of terms - Physical World - Oceans and Seas - Aanderaa Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Japan Sea---Pacific Ocean, is a marginal sea bound by the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu and Sakhalin island to the east, and the Korean peninsula and Russia to the west.
		Sea of Japan---Pacific Ocean, Asian Seas, is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bound by the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu and Sakhalin island to the east, and the Korean peninsula and Russia to the west, greatest known depth: 3,742m, Central Basin
		It is separated from the South China Sea in the northeast by Palawan, and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago.
	www.aanderaa.com /render.asp?ID=458&segment=54&session= (3240 words)

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		The goal of the Amundsen Sea Embayment Project (ASEP) is to assess the present and to predict the future behavior of the Amundsen Sea Embayment sector of West Antarctica to determine its effects on the surrounding environment and global sea level.
		In the Amundsen Sea, relatively warm CDW floods the deeper portions of the continental shelf.
		Surveys in Pine Island Bay and smaller outlets in the Amundsen Sea identified the presence of outlet troughs and confirmed that the grounded ice sheet extended at least to the middle of the continental shelf during the Last Glacial Maximum.
	igloo.gsfc.nasa.gov /wais/links/ASEP-final.doc (11757 words)

	The American Experience \| Alone on the Ice \| People & Events \| Roald Amundsen
		Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen of Norway took pride in being referred to as "the last of the Vikings." A powerfully built man of over six feet in height, Amundsen was born into a family of merchant sea captains and prosperous ship owners in 1872.
		Amundsen studied all he could of Shackleton's attempt and began the long process of preparing for his own.
		Amundsen, who was thought to be "taciturn under the best of circumstances," took special measures to be sure members of his crew possessed personalities suitable to long polar voyages.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/ice/peopleevents/pandeAMEX87.html (847 words)

	Inland thinning of the Amundsen Sea sector, West Antarctica
		Inland thinning of the Amundsen Sea sector, West Antarctica
		Together with the Pine Island glacier (PIG), the Thwaites (TG) and Smith (SG) glaciers are the principal drainage systems of the Amundsen Sea (AS) sector of Western Antarctica.
		Around 700,000 km3, or ~1.1 m eustatic sea level rise of ice is frozen within the AS sector, and this is drained principally through the PIG, TG, SG systems (75, 77 and ~7 km3 yr-1 respectively from 5,6,7).
	www.spri.cam.ac.uk /~aps46/WAIS-2002.htm (991 words)

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		Sea ice drift in the Amundsen Sea and its forcing and variability is analysed using data from three buoys deployed on the ice in March 2000 and results of the coupled ice-ocean model BRIOS (Bremerhaven Ice Ocean Simulations).
		A first sea ice budget is presented for the Amundsen Sea with meridional and zonal transports of almost equal magnitude and weak import from the Bellingshausen Sea.
		Transport magnitude and variability at the western boundary towards the Ross Sea depend strongly on the interplay between zonal easterlies and westerlies and meridional winds, which leads to accumulation of sea ice in or export from the southern Amundsen Sea.
	www.agu.org /cgi-bin/SFgate/SFgate?&listenv=table&multiple=1&range=1&directget=1&application=fm03&database=/data/epubs/wais/indexes/fm03/fm03&maxhits=200&="C31C" (3422 words)

	AllRefer.com - Roald Amundsen (Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors) - Encyclopedia
		Roald Amundsen (Roald Engelbregt Grauning Amundsen)[rO´Al A´moonsun] Pronunciation Key, 1872–1928, Norwegian polar explorer; the first person to reach the South Pole.
		He served (1897–99) as first mate on the Belgica (under the Belgian Adrien de Gerlache) in an expedition to the Antarctic, and he commanded the GjOa in the Arctic in the first negotiation of the Northwest Passage (1903–6); the GjOa was the first single ship to complete the route through the Northwest Passage.
		He was successful in reaching the South Pole on Dec. 14, 1911, after a dash by dog team and skis from the Bay of Whales (an inlet of Ross Sea).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AmundsnR.html (508 words)

	Comparison of ERS-SAR Backscattering Coefficients with In Situ Measurements of the ...
		Present numerical sea ice models predict among others the ice drift and some characteristics of deformation, which may be related to the ice roughness.
		The SAR backscatter coefficients are correlated with these data, acquired in the Bellingshausen and Amundsen Seas in February 1994 during an expedition of RV Polarstern.
		In a first step two significantly different sea-ice regimes are identified: The ice in the central Bellingshausen Sea was moderately deformed with mean thicknesses of 1 to 1.2 m, while the mean ice thickness in the Amundsen Sea ranged from 2 to 3 m.
	earth.esa.int /symposia/ers97/papers/martin (340 words)

	AllRefer.com - Amundsen Sea, Antarctica (Antarctic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Amundsen Sea, arm of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, bordered by Thurston Island and Cape Dart.
		Off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, the sea was named after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Amundsen Sea
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AmundsnSea.html (154 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Amundsen Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Amundsen, Roald (1872-1928), Norwegian polar explorer, born in Borge, and educated at the University of Christiania (now the University of Oslo).
		Gulf of Mexico, Arabian Sea, Arafura Sea, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Caribbean Sea, Indian Ocean, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea,...
		The Ross and Weddell seas indent the thickened base...
	encarta.msn.com /Amundsen+Gulf.html (123 words)

	Glaciers are flowing faster :: The Environment Site Forum
		On the Antarctic Peninsula that sticks out from the western side of the continent, the speeds at which several glaciers are surging into the sea have increased eight-fold between 2000 and 20031,2.
		If that happened, global sea level would rise by an awesome 5 metres: five times greater than the highest current prediction for the increase in sea level over the next century.
		These Amundsen Sea glaciers alone contain enough ice to raise sea level by 1.3 metres.
	www.theenvironmentsite.org /Forum/viewtopic.php?t=601 (802 words)

	Southern Ocean - Biocrawler definition:Southern Ocean - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, and Weddell Sea.
		In Australia the Southern Ocean is defined in the same manner as the IHO but also includes the entire body of water between the south coasts of Australia and New Zealand, and Antarctica and is marked as such on maps.
		Sea temperatures vary from about 28 to 50 °F (-2 to 10 °C).
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Southern_Ocean (990 words)

	Plans for the 2004-05 Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Ross Sea and Weddell Sea embayments have been the primary focus of attention within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) since the potential for ice sheet collapse and its resulting impact on sea level was first recognized.
		The Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE), on the other hand, has been comparatively unstudied primarily due to its remoteness from logistical centers.
		Recent satellite remote sensing studies, combined with limited ice thickness data, indicate that the ASE discharges the largest ice flux in West Antarctica; furthermore, of all the major drainage basins in Antarctica, it is the only one to exhibit significant elevation change over the period of these satellite observations.
	igloo.gsfc.nasa.gov /wais/pastmeetings/abstracts04/Holt.htm (638 words)

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		As its fringes collapse, the ice of Antarctica is slipping into the sea.
		It is particularly vulnerable because it rests on land that lies below sea level, and there is a danger that if the ice shelves surrounding it were to disintegrate, the entire ice sheet could slide into the sea.
		The melting ice shelf does not in itself affect sea level, because floating ice displaces its equivalent volume of water.
	www.nature.com /news/2004/040920/pf/040920-13_pf.html (737 words)

	Amundsen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An arm of the South Pacific ocean near Antarctica named Amundsen Sea.
		A large crater on the moon named Amundsen Crater.
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amundsen (96 words)

	Amundsen Sea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is bounded by (Click link for more info and facts about Thurston Island) Thurston Island to the east and Cape Dart to the west.
		Named for the Norwegian polar explorer (Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)) Roald Amundsen by the Norwegian expedition of 1928-29, under Captain Nils Larsen, while exploring this area in February, 1929.
		The sea is mostly ice-covered, and the (Click link for more info and facts about Thwaites Ice Tongue) Thwaites Ice Tongue protrudes into it.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/amundsen_sea.htm (104 words)

	Radar developed by KU researchers detects more rapidly thinning glaciers
		LAWRENCE -- Glaciers in western Antarctica seem to be thinning more rapidly than in the 1990s, and the resulting flow of ice into the Amundsen Sea contributes to a faster rise in the world's sea levels, according to the scientists from the University of Kansas, NASA and Chile's Center for Scientific Studies.
		About 253 cubic kilometers of ice are moving from the glaciers into the Amundsen Sea each year, the researchers say -- a volume equal to about 241,000 Empire State buildings.
		However, he said: "We can't attribute the thinning of glaciers around the Amundsen Sea to global warming at this stage.
	www.news.ku.edu /2004/04N/SeptNews/Sept23/glaciers.html (461 words)

	Roald Amundsen
		Amundsen, Roald (Roald Engelbregt Grauning Amundsen), 1872–1928, Norwegian polar explorer; the first person to reach the South Pole.
		Amundsen set out on a rescue attempt that cost him his life.
		Amundsen Sea - Amundsen Sea, arm of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, bordered by Thurston Island and Cape Dart.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0803830.html (552 words)

	ITTC News Article
		The KU research, using airplane-based radar developed at the university, showed 253 cubic kilometers of ice from a section of western Antarctica near the Amundsen Sea are moving from the glaciers each year, a volume equal to about 241,000 Empire State buildings.
		If the Amundsen Sea glaciers alone were to collapse, they would raise sea levels about 4 feet, the study said.
		Either way, the consequences for rising sea level may be dramatic for those living along the world's coastlines.
	www.ittc.ku.edu /view_article.phtml?id=142 (663 words)

	JPL.NASA.GOV: News Releases
		They are losing 60 percent more ice into the Amundsen Sea than they accumulate from inland snowfall.
		The scientists report the Amundsen Sea glaciers are not in balance.
		Thomas pointed out that the observed increases in velocities and thinning rates apply to only a short time period, so it is too early to tell if the accelerated thinning is part of a natural cycle or is a sign of a longer-term change.
	www.jpl.nasa.gov /news/news.cfm?release=2004-237 (542 words)

	Wired News: Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea
		, found that six glaciers flowing into the Amundsen Sea have quickened their march into the ocean over the past 15 years, and the pace has accelerated recently.
		The sea gradually melts the bottom of these shelves, thinning them until storms or waves break off pieces, calving icebergs.
		Glaciers flowing into another part of West Antarctica that lost their ice shelf in 2002 are indeed flowing faster, according to another study released this week.
	www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,65067,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 (1014 words)

	EO Birds Confirm Rapid Changes In Earth's Polar Ice Sheets
		Large sectors of ice in southeast Greenland, the Amundsen Sea Embayment in West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula are changing rapidly by processes not yet well understood, said researchers Dr. Eric Rignot of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and Dr. Robert Thomas of EG&G Services at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
		Radar altimetry shows ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea Embayment are rapidly thinning, possibly in reaction to a warmer ocean, as suggested by recent oceanographic data.
		Continued decreases or increases could have substantial impacts on polar climates, because sea ice spreads over a vast area, reflects solar radiation away from the Earth's surface, and insulates the oceans from the atmosphere.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/antarctic-02q.html (1090 words)

	Visible Earth: Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
		Broken sea ice covers Antarctica's Bellinghausen Sea in these true-color Terra MODIS image acquired in October and November 2002.
		This picture was taken during the height of the year's sea ice coverage, which add somewhere around 8 million square miles to Antarctica’s size.
		Sea ice is formed over a period of time that can stretch from months to years.
	visibleearth.nasa.gov /view_rec.php?id=4535 (260 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The third major drainage basin of the WAIS, the Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE), has been comparatively unstudied primarily due to its remoteness from logistical centers.
		However, satellite remote sensing studies, combined with limited ice thickness data, indicate that the ASE discharges the largest ice flux in West Antarctica; furthermore, of all the major drainage basins in Antarctica, it is the only one to exhibit significant elevation change over the period of recent satellite observations.
		Context maps of West Antarctica showing its three major ice drainages: the Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE), the Ross Sea Embayment (RSE) and Weddell Sea Embayment (WSE).
	www.ig.utexas.edu /research/projects/agasea (535 words)

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