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Soil climate and atmospheric data for Scott Base, Marble Point, Mount Fleming, Bull Pass, Granite Harbour, Minna Bluff and the Victoria Valley, Antarctica

Entry ID: K123_1999_2008_NZ_1

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Summary

Abstract: In collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) climate stations were installed at six locations in the Ross Sea Region including Scott Base, Marble Point and Bull Pass all in the summer of 1998-1999, Mount Fleming in 2001-2002, Granite Harbour in 2002-2003 and Minna Bluff in 2002-2003. These stations make continuous atmospheric and soil climate recordings to provide ...

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Description: Climate station data accessible from the United States Department of Agriculture website

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.85	S: -77.85	E: 166.75	W: 166.75

N: -77.43	S: -77.43	E: 163.83	W: 163.83

N: -77.55	S: -77.55	E: 160.1	W: 160.1

	N: -77.47	S: -77.47	E: 161.7	W: 161.7

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 5

N: -76.88	S: -76.88	E: 162.73	W: 162.73

N: -78.52	S: -78.52	E: 166.42	W: 166.42

N: -77.42	S: -77.42	E: 161.75	W: 161.75

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1999-01-04

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BULL PASS

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

ARWS > Automatic Remote Weather Station

Instrument

AWS > Automated Weather System

SOIL MOISTURE PROBE

SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE

Project

CALM > Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Program

Quality Measurements are made at 20 minute intervals and averaged and recorded every hour. Data is downloaded annually from automatic stations. Specifications for each data station measurements is described on the website.

Access Constraints The data requires Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word to open files and is freely available.

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand

Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SHULAMIT GORDON Phone: +64 3 358 0200 Fax: +64 3 358 0211 Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz Contact Address: Antarctica New Zealand Private Bag 4745 City: Christchurch Country: New Zealand

Personnel

JACKIE AISLABIE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +64 7 858 3713

Fax: +64 7 858 4964

Email: aislabiej at landcareresearch.co.nz

Contact Address:

Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd

Private Bag 3127

City: Hamilton

Country: New Zealand

Publications/References

Seybold, C.A., Harms, D.S., Balks, M., Aislabie, J., Paetzold, R.F., Kimble, J., Sletten, R. 2009. Soil climate monitoring project in the Ross Island region of Antarctica. Soil survey horizons 50:52–57.

Adlam, L.S., Balks, M.R., Seybold, C.A., Campbell, D.I. 2009. Temporal and spatial variation in active layer depth in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica. Antarctic science 22(1), p 45-52. doi:10.1017/S0954102009990460

Bockheim, J.G., McLeod, M., Balks, M.R. 2008. A provisional permafrost map of the Transantarctic Mountains. Extended Abstracts of the Ninth International Conference on Permafrost, 29 June – 3 July 2008, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Kane, D.L. Hinkel, K.M. (eds), Fairbanks Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska p. 25-26

Aislabie, J.M. Chhour, K.-L. Saul, D.J. Miyauchi, S. Ayton, J. Paetzold, R.F. Balks, M.R. 2006 Dominant bacteria in soils of Marble Point and Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Soil biology and biochemistry 38(10): 3041-3056 doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.02.018

Barrett, J.E. Virginia, R.A. Wall, D.H. Cary, S.C. Adams, B.J. Hacker, A.L. Aislabie, J.M. 2006 Co-variation in soil biodiversity and biogeochemistry in northern and southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Antarctic science 18(4): 535-548 doi: 10.1017/S0954102006000587

Wall, A.M. Balks, M.R. Campbell, D.I. Paetzold, R.F. 2004 Soil moisture measurement in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica using Hydra soil moisture probes. Supersoil 2004. 3rd Australian and New Zealand Soils Conference, University of Sydney, Australia, 5-9 Dec 2004. Singh, B.(ed), Published on CDROM. Website: http://www.regional.org.au/au/asssi/

Balks, M. Kimble, J. Paetzold, R. Aislabie, J. Campbell, I. 2000 Effects of hydrocarbon contaminants on the temperature and moisture regimes of cryosols of the Ross Sea region, Antarctica. Contaminants in Freezing Ground. Collected proceedings of 2nd International Conference, 2-5 July, 2000, Cambridge University.

Balks, M.R. Paetzold, R.F. Kimble, J.M. Aislabie, J. Campbell, I.B. 2002 Effects of hydrocarbon spills on the temperature and moisture regimes of Cryosols in the Ross Sea region. Antarctic science 14(4): 319-326

Guglielmin, M. Balks, M.R. Paetzold, R.F. 2003 Towards an Antarctic Active Layer and Permafrost Monitoring Network. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Permafrost, 21-25 July 2003, Zurich, Switzerland. Volume 1. Phillips, M., Springman, S.M., Arenson, L.U.(eds), Balkema

Campbell, I.B. 2000 Properties of soils at Lake Hoare Nematode Experimental Site, Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Interim results from November/December field investigation. Land and Soil Survey Consultancy Services special report no. 1

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-01-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-02-23

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