The Wilkes Basin Transect was flown during the 1999-2000 (SOAR RTZ9) field season. The survey was 9560 line-km, and incorporated the area from Ross Island to Dome C.

Current research incorporating Wilkes Basin data includes subglacial lake studies and subglacial geology characterization.

Publications:

Carter, S. P., D.D. Blankenship, and M.E. Peters, 2003, Basal water flow, melt, and accumulation in the Dome C "Lake District", Antarctica, using airborne radar profiling of bed echo character and internal layering, Fall 2003 AGU abstract submission.