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Data to expose 'sleeping ice giant'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25173121
The Recovery Catchment is a large section of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scientists have finally begun mapping one of the least explored regions of Antarctica - the Recovery Catchment.
The new survey data should reveal how this vast tract of ice in the east of the continent is likely to respond to a warming world.
Recovery is currently perfectly stable, but any change could have significant global impact because it contains the equivalent of 2.5-3m of sea-level rise.
The ICEGRAV project is trying to determine its vulnerabilities.