Mass balance measurements and glacier monitoring of glaciers in the Dry Valleys
Entry ID:
K161_1969_1991_NZ_4
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Summary
Abstract:
Glaciers of the Dry Valleys occur where snow accumulation gains exceed sublimation and other losses. Monitoring of the mass balance of glaciers in the Dry Valleys was conducted from the 1969/70 summer until the 1990/91 season. The data was used to contribute to the understanding of the mass balance of the glacier-river-lake systems in the Dry Valleys because these fluctuations are indicators of ... climate change in this part of Antarctica. Mass balances, ablation and other measurements were measured since 1969 on several glaciers within the Dry Valleys including the Sykes, Alberich, Heimdall, Upper Wright, Lower Wright, Clarke, Meserve, Bartley, Hart, Goodspeed, Denton and the Wilson Piedmont Glaciers in the Wright Valley, the Upper Victoria, Lower Victoria and Packard Glaciers in the Victoria Valley, the Upper Taylor, La Croix, Suess, Canada and Commonwealth Glaciers in the Taylor Valley and the Miers and Adams Glaciers in the Miers Valley. Not all measurements were made at each glacier in each season. Arrays of stakes were re-measured both at the beginning and at the end of the season for glacier mass balance figures. Sufficient information was collected to calculate a winter balance, summer balance and annual net balance. Different glacier margins were recognised, varying from snow aprons to calving cliffs. Based on a hypothesis that the type of margin may indicate the state of balance of the glacier, flow and strain rates and ablation measurements were made on some glaciers. Photo-theodolite photos were taken of several glaciers on a 1, 2, 5, 10 year basis for mapping and ice movement purposes. (Detailed mapping is beyond the scope of this equipment and in view of the small glacier fluctuations which occur here over lengthy time periods, these measurements will be of a qualitative rather than quantitative form.) Fixed benchmark photography of the glacier termini of several glaciers was completed. Ice cliff distance and height were measured on the Goodspeed, Hart, Meserve and Bartley Glaciers. In the 1980/81 season, where the Lower Wright Glacier enters Lake Brownworth, and the Taylor Glacier enters Lake Bonney, a number of ice samples were taken. Photos of ice crystals taken from samples will be studied to determine the position and formations present, where glacier ice meets the permanent lake ice. In the 1983/84 season, sites were installed and measurements taken to establish the cliff heights of points on the Lower Wright, Upper Wright, Clarke, Victoria, Meserve and Bartley Glacier margins. Sequences of glacier margin photographs taken from fixed points were repeated at the Lower Wright, Meserve and Heimdall Glaciers for comparison with previously taken sequences to determine glacier margin changes. 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: -77.25
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S: -78.25
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E: 164.0
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W: 160.0
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Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The
collection is described in
K161_1969_1991_NZ_1
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1969-11-01
Stop Date:
1991-01-31
Quality
The data was collected at the time by the New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development, a part of the Division of Science and Industrial Research (DSIR). The DSIR was disbanded and several new organisations were formed. At this time, the investigator was concerned about the survival of the large amount of data generated by this project. In the late 1990s while working with the National Institute ... of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), he collated all of the hydrological data, had it checked for quality and then permanently filed in the NIWA electronic archives. A copy was also supplied to the University of New Hampshire, USA, who at the time had continued some work on the Onyx River. The investigator still holds the files of the programmes, correspondence etc. for the period that the Ministry of Works ran the programme. All of the reports were also submitted to Antarctica New Zealand as their Science Reports and copies of these are retained in their archives. Please contact either the investigator or Antarctica New Zealand for more information.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+64 3 443 4333
Email:
t.chinn at xtra.co.nz
Contact Address:
Rapid 20, Muir Road
Lake Hawea
City:
Wanaka
Postal Code:
9382
Country:
New Zealand
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
+64 3 358 0200
Fax:
+64 3 358 0211
Email:
c.poirot at antarcticanz.govt.nz
Contact Address:
Antarctica New Zealand
Private Bag 4745
City:
Christchurch
Country:
New Zealand
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
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
Publications/References
Chinn, T.J. 1980 Glacier balances in the Dry Valleys area, Victoria Land, Antarctica. World glacier inventory: proceedings of the workshop at Riederalp, Switzerland, 17-22 September 1978. Washington International Association for Hydrological Sciences. IAHS-AISH publication no. 126
Chinn, T.J. 1991 Polar glacier margin and debris features. Proceedings of the Meeting on Earth Science Investigations in Antarctica, Sienna, October 1989. Ricci, C.A. (ed), Rome Societa Geologica Italiana Memorie della Societa Geologica Italiana 46
Chinn, T.J. 1996 The Southern Hemisphere glacial record - Antarctica and New Zealand. Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 130(2): 17-24
Chinn, T.J. 1998 Recent fluctuations of the Dry Valleys glaciers, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Annals of glaciology 27: 119-124
Chinn, T.J.H. 1997 Antarctic data for World Glacier Monitoring Service. Fluctuations of glaciers 1970-1975. Vol. III. Muller, F. (ed), Paris International Commission on Snow and Ice of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 9231014625 Information throughout the publication
Chinn, T.J.H. Robinson, P. 1979 Report to SCAR Working Group in Glaciology. WS 131. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J.H. 1985 Structure and equilibrium of Dry Valleys glaciers. New Zealand Antarctic record 6(supplement): 73-88
Chinn, T.J.H. 1985 Antarctic data for World Glacier Monitoring Service. Fluctuations of glaciers 1975-1980. Vol. IV. Haeberli, W. (ed), Paris International Commission on Snow and Ice of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 9231023675 Information throughout the publication
Chinn, T.J.H. 1987 Accelerated ablation of a glacier ice-cliff margin, Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Arctic and alpine research 19(1): 71-80
Chinn, T.J.H. 1987 Victoria Lower Glacier and Ross Sea Glaciation, Dry Valleys area, south Victoria Land, Antarctica. Journal of glaciology 33(115): 293-299
Chinn, T.J.H. 1988 The “Dry Valleys” of Victoria Land in Antarctica. Antarctica satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world. Swithinbank, C. (ed), Washington, DC US Government Printing Office Professional paper USGS 1386-B
Chinn, T.J.H. 1988 Antarctic data for World Glacier Monitoring Service. Fluctuations of glaciers 1980-1985. Vol. V. Haeberli, W. (ed), Paris International Commission on Snow and Ice of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences Information throughout the publication
Chinn, T.J.H. 1989 Single folds at the margins of dry-based glaciers as indicators of a glacial advance. Annals of glaciology 12: 23-30
Chinn, T.J.H. 1993 Antarctic data for World Glacier Monitoring Service. Fluctuations of glaciers 1980-1990. Vol. VI. Haeberli, W. (ed), Paris International Commission on Snow and Ice of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences Information throughout the publication
Chinn, T.J.H. 1994 Glacier disequilibrium in the Convoy Range, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica. Annals of glaciology 20: 269-276
Chinn, T.J.H. 1998 Antarctic data for World Glacier Monitoring Service. Fluctuations of glaciers 1990-1995. Vol. VII. Haeberli, W. (ed), Paris International Commission on Snow and Ice of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences Information throughout the publication
Fountain, A.G. Neumann, T.A. Glenn, P.L. Chinn, T. 2004 Can climate warming induce glacier advance in Taylor Valley, Antarctica? Journal of glaciology 50(171): 556-564 DOI: 10.3189/172756504781829701
Heine, A.J. 1969 Glaciological work at Vanda. Antarctic 5(6): 276-277
Mosley, M.P. Valentine, E.M. 1985 The MWD hydrological/glaciological programme in Antarctica. WS 957. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Mosley, M.P. 1991 Strategies for mitigating impacts of climatic change. Antarctica and global climatic change. Harris, C.M., Stonehouse, B. (eds), Boca Raton, FL Lewis Publishers 873715934
Chinn, T. Woods, A.D.H. 1984 Hydrology and glaciology, Dry Valleys, Antarctica; annual report for 1981-82. WS 1017. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J. 1978 Hydrology-glaciology programme in Antarctica. New Zealand Antarctic record 1(1): 7-9
Chinn, T.J. (comp) 1980 A revised reprint of hydrological research report, Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 1970-71. Ross Dependency Research Committee Report 639
Chinn, T.J. 1980 Hydrological research report, Dry Valleys, Antarctica 1974-75. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J. (comp) 1981 Hydrological research report, Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 1975-76.WS 473. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J. (comp) 1983 Hydrology and glaciology, Dry Valleys, Antarctica; annual report for 1976-77 and 1977-78. WS 531. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J. Cumming, R.J. (comps) 1983 Hydrological and glaciology, Dry Valleys, Antarctica; annual report for 1978-79. WS 810. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J. Oliver, A.K.C. (comps) 1983 Hydrological and glaciology, Dry Valleys, Antarctica; annual report for 1979-80. WS 808. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J. Maze, I. (comps) 1983 Hydrological and glaciology, Dry Valleys, Antarctica; annual report for 1980-81. WS 900. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J.H. 1979 Impact of “extreme” events in the Dry Valley area. New Zealand Antarctic record 2(2): 9-13
Chinn, T.J.H. 1981 Review of Antarctic hydrology-glaciology programme. WS 472. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J.H. 1981 Hydrology and climate in the Ross Sea area. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 11(4): 373-386
Chinn, T.J.H. 1982 Rationale for Antarctic hydrology-glaciology programme. WS 704. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J.H. Dickson, R.H.J. 1988 Hydrology and glaciology, Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Antarctic research: annual report for 1982-83. WS 1188. Christchurch New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development
Chinn, T.J.H. 1990 The Dry Valleys. Antarctica: the Ross Sea region. Hatherton, T. (ed). Wellington DSIR Publishing 477025862 DSIR information series 165
Anderton, P.W. Fenwick, J.K. (comps) 1975 Dry Valleys Antarctica: 1973-1974. Hydrological Research annual report no. 37
Fenwick, J.K. Anderton, P.W. (comps) 1975 Dry Valleys Antarctica: 1972-1973. Hydrological Research annual report no. 34
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-06-23
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-06-30
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