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Ablation Rates of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica

Entry ID: NSIDC-0326

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Summary

Abstract: This data set provides glacier surface ablation rates for a network of approximately 250 sites on Taylor Glacier, for year 2003. Here sublimation is the dominant ablation mechanism, though a few sites have accumulation. Data are available in space-delimited ASCII format and are available via FTP.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: FTP site for obtaining these data.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.83

S: -78.0

E: 163.0

W: 160.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Cuffey, K.

Dataset Title: Ablation Rates of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica

Dataset Release Date: 2008-12-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0326.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-01-01

Stop Date: 2004-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Ancillary Keywords

Ablation

Glacier

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 11 KB

Distribution Format: ASCII text

Personnel

KURT M. CUFFEY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +1 510-643-1641

Fax: +1 510-642-3370

Email: kcuffey at socrates.berkeley.edu

Contact Address:

Department of Geography

University of California, Berkeley

507 McCone Hall

City: Berkeley

Province or State: California

Postal Code: 94720

Country: USA

Publications/References

Aciego, Sarah, Kurt M. Cuffey, Jeffrey L. Kavanaugh, D.L. Morse, and J.P. Severinghaus. 2007. Pleistocene Ice and Paleo-strain Rates at Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Quaternary Research 68:303-313.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-11-01

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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