Nov 9, 2010

Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen e cole@nasa gov

Sarah DeWitt/Kathryn Hansen Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md 301-286-0535/301-614-5883 sarah l dewitt@nasa gov/kathryn h hansen@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-158

NASA HOSTS BRIEFING ABOUT ANTARCTIC SCIENCE MISSION

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p m EST on Monday, Nov 15, from Punta Arenas, Chile, to discuss the agency's Operation IceBridge Researchers are using seven instruments aboard NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory to map Antarctic ice surfaces and the features hidden below The data are critical for understanding the dynamics of ice in West Antarctica and its impact on sea-level rise

During the briefing, IceBridge scientists will provide an overview of the multi-year mission and an update on flights under way over Antarctica They also will describe some of the observations made since flights began on Oct 26

The briefing participants are: - Michael Studinger, IceBridge project scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Seelye Martin, research scientist (sea ice), University of Washington, Seattle - Chris Shuman, research scientist (land ice), Goddard Space Flight Center/University of Maryland, Baltimore County

For dial-in information, journalists must e-mail their name, media affiliation and telephone number to Kathryn Hansen at kathryn h hansen@nasa gov

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

This is Operation IceBridge's second year monitoring Antarctic sea ice, ice sheets and glaciers For more information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/icebridge

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