USGS Names Antarctic Feature for NASA Researcher

The United States Geographical Survey (USGS) has honored NASA Goddard glaciologist, Robert Bindschadler, by naming an ice sheet after him for his extensive research efforts in remote Antarctic areas.

"Robert Bindschadler was selected because he has made real and measurable contributions to scientific efforts and endeavors in Antarctica," stated Roger Payne of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Previously called Ice Stream D, the Bindschadler Ice Stream is located between Siple Dome and MacAyeal Ice Stream and it is one of the major streams draining ice from Marie Byrd Land into the Ross Ice Sheet.

"It is extremely gratifying to receive this honor initiated and supported by my fellow Antarctic research community, "stated Bindschadler. "This is a beautiful ice stream, gleaming with the pristine sparkle of undisturbed snow yet littered with monstrous crevasses over much of its length signaling the active dynamics that take place below its seemingly placid surface."

Bindschadler Ice Stream is nearly 500 kilometers long, 70 kilometers wide, a kilometer thick and moves at speeds up to 700 meters per year. As such, it is a major outlet of the West Antarctic ice sheet and a critical piece of the puzzle of the future of this ice sheet. Bindschadler has published a number of papers and led field studies in the ice stream's catchment area, its mouth where it enters the Ross Ice Shelf, and led two major surface traverses in the vicinity of the onset area where its rapid flow begins.

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