Geodesy

Stephanie Konfal

Stephanie is a Senior Research Associate with the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at Ohio State University, where she also received her PhD in 2012. She has been a part of POLENET since it began with the International Polar Year in 2007-08 and is currently a co-PI on the project. Her research focuses on understanding ice mass change in Antarctica by utilizing GPS data to investigate how the solid earth and ice sheets interact. In addition to research, she is also invested in project education and outreach initiatives.

Geodesists on Tour: GPS measurements on Antarctica

Stephanie Konfal and edited by Rebekka Steffen October 10, 2021

ANET GPS site at Lepley Nunatak. Photo credit: Jeremy Miner

Stories from the field – how exactly are those GPS data collected? The geodesy community at large benefits from the many science projects with open data policies. A user simply has to navigate to a data portal, download the data, and within a matter of moments a world of possibilities opens up for potential research. But where exactly do these data come from? While scientific results get ...[Read More]