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Ground temperatures in ice-cemented ground at Linnaeus Terrace, Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Entry ID: ggd6

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Summary

Abstract: Soil temperatures were measured with Campbell 107 soil thermistors. Thermistors were placed at 0, 17, 23 (just above the ice-cemented permafrost) and 40 cm depth. To emplace the sensors, first a soil pit was dug to the level of ice-cemented permafrost. Then a hammer drill was used to make a narrow, 15 cm deep hole into the ice-cemented ground. The thermistor was placed into the drill hole. This ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.6

S: -77.6

E: 161.08

W: 161.08

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-01-01

Stop Date: 1994-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > LINNAEUS TERRACE, DRY VALLEYS, MCMURDO AREA, ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST

LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Meteorology

Permafrost Temperature

Soil Temperature

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

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

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

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

Frozen Ground Data Center

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

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC 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

Personnel

CHRISTOPHER P. MCKAY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 650-604-6864

Fax: 650-604-6779

Email: cmckay at mail.arc.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Ames Research Center

Space Science Division

Mail Stop 245-3

City: Moffett Field

Province or State: CA

Postal Code: 94035

Country: USA

Publications/References

Mckay, C.P., Mellon, M.T., Friedmann, E.I. 1998. Soil temperatures and stability of ice-cemented ground in th McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 10(1), p. 31-38.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-29

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