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Soil climate and atmospheric data for Scott Base, Marble Point, Mount Fleming, Bull Pass, Granite Harbour, Minna Bluff, Victoria Valley, Don Juan Pond and Bull Pass, Antarctica

Entry ID: K123_1999_2012_NZ_1

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Summary

Abstract: In collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) climate stations were installed at six locations in the Ross Sea Region including Scott Base, Marble Point and Bull Pass all in the summer of 1998-1999, Mount Fleming in 2001-2002, Granite Harbour in 2002-2003 and Minna Bluff in 2002-2003, Don Juan Pond 2010-2011 and Bull Pass 2011-2012. These stations make continuous ...

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Description: Climate station data accessible from the United States Department of Agriculture website

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.85	S: -77.85	E: 166.75	W: 166.75

N: -77.43	S: -77.43	E: 163.83	W: 163.83

N: -77.55	S: -77.55	E: 160.1	W: 160.1

	N: -77.47	S: -77.47	E: 161.7	W: 161.7

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 5

N: -76.88	S: -76.88	E: 162.73	W: 162.73

N: -78.52	S: -78.52	E: 166.42	W: 166.42

N: -77.42	S: -77.42	E: 161.75	W: 161.75

	N: -77.04	S: -78.31	E: 166.46	W: 160.17
Min Altitude: 5 Max Altitude: 1679
Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 1.20

	N: -77.31	S: -77.31	E: 161.52	W: 161.52
Max Altitude: 930
Max Depth: 1.20

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1999-01-04

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DON JUAN POND

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

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Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Arendal, United Nations Environment Programme

Data Center URL: http://www.grida.no/
Dataset ID: Shrinking Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya

Data Center Personnel
Name: HUGO AHLENIUS Phone: +47-37035713 Fax: +47-37035650 Email: ahlenius at grida.no Contact Address: UNEP/GRID-Arendal Longum Park Service Box 706 City: Arendal Postal Code: N-4808 Country: Norway

Publications/References

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. 2009. Six decades of glacier mass-balance observations: a review of the worldwide monitoring network. Annals of Glaciology, 50: p. 101-111.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-07-22

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-19

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