[Location: Location_Category='CONTINENT', Location_Type='ANTARCTICA', Detailed_Location='WRIGHT VALLEY']
Measurements of water temperature, spectral irradiance (amount of sunlight), density and salt concentration from lakes in the Taylor and Wright Valley
Entry ID: K042_1963_1964_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: The physics and chemistry of the many lakes and ponds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys was investigated in the 1963-64 field season. Previous work on Lakes Vanda and Bonney in the Wright and Taylor Valleys respectively found that the lakes were density stratified owing to a high salt concentration which increased downwards and that temperatures well above the mean annual air temperature existed. It was ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -77.58   S: -77.58   E: 161.65   W: 161.65
  N: -77.72   S: -77.72   E: 162.42   W: 162.42
  N: -77.62   S: -77.62   E: 163.18   W: 163.18
  N: -77.63   S: -77.63   E: 162.77   W: 162.77
  N: -77.55   S: -77.55   E: 161.52   W: 161.52
  N: -77.57   S: -77.57   E: 161.18   W: 161.18

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1963-01-01
Stop Date: 1964-01-01
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Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-02-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-05-21

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