SOUTHAMPTON'S National Oceanography Centre has been given £10,000 as it prepares for its expedition to the Thwaites Glacier.
The funding, which has comes from the philanthropy foundation, '10% for the Ocean' will now support the centre's involvement in The Thwaites-Amundsen Regional Survey and Network Integrating Atmosphere-Ice-Ocean Processes (The TARSAN project).
The project will see NOC scientists support a 2022 expedition to the Thwaites Glacier, led by Professor Erin Pettit from Oregon State University and Professor Karen Heywood from the University of East Anglia.
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The aim of the expedition is to shine a light on the future of the Thwaites Glacier and its potential contribution to global sea-level rise.
Sofie Bennett Head of Philanthropy, at the National Oceanography Centre, said: “We’re so grateful to 10% for the Ocean for their generous donation to support our vital research in understanding the future of the Thwaites glacier.
"This funding means NOC’s scientists can support a multi-national effort to explore ice-shelves with our state-of-the-art ALR technology, enabling the teams to explore areas which have not been researched since 2014.”
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