Proposed Drill Site: Ross-Amundsen Ice Divide, West Antarctica
Entry ID: Western_Divide_WAIS_Icecores_Site_Selection

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Summary
Abstract: Proposed drill site near the Ross-Amundsen ice divide, West Antarctica

Describes conditions near the Ross-Amundsen ice divide, and discusses candidate
drill sites in context of the science objectives outlined in the lead proposal
for the project. We identify a preferred site for the Western Divide Core
(WDC).

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Description: Ice thickness and internal layer depth data were collected with a ground-based,
ice-penetrating radar study as part of the U.S. International Trans-Antarctic
Science Expedition (US-ITASE) traverse in West Antarctica from 01 November 2001
to 10 January 2003.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -79.47   S: -79.47   E: -112.09   W: -112.09

Quality See Readme files in the download files of the child metadata records for details of data quality and equipment down-time.

Note - depths provided in spatial coverage are referenced back to sea level. The minimum depth asl refers to the height of the ice surface.
Access Constraints Currently only data greater than two years old is publicly available. More data will come on line as further seasonal uploads are conducted.

A summary excel file is available for download from the URL given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_1164 when using these data.
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 11 kb
Distribution Format: excel
Fees: free
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +61 3 6226 7648
Fax: +61 3 6226 7650
Email: ian.allison at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Craven M., Elcheikh A., Brand R., Jones N. (2002), Hot water drilling on the Amery Ice Shelf - the AMISOR project., Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special Issue., 56, 217-225
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-09
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-05

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