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Vertical Strain at Siple Dome, Antarctica, 1999-2002
Entry ID: NSIDC-0214

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Summary
Abstract: At the Siple Dome area of Antarctica, much of the ice flow is vertical, which causes vertical ice deformation. To measure this phenomenon, the investigators used a method known as vertical strain rate. This project was a part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project for deep ice coring in West Antarctica. WAISCORES is supported by the Office of Polar Programs (OPP), National Science Foundation (NSF). This data set consists of a table of long-term average strain rates measured between 1999 and 2002 at Siple Dome, Antarctica. The measurements were taken in hot-water boreholes by bridge gauges. Data are available in tab-delimited ASCII text format or PDF via FTP.
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1.   N: -81.66   S: -81.66   E: -148.82   W: -148.82   (View on interactive map)
Min Depth: 80 M Max Depth: 944 M
2.   N: -81.6   S: -81.6   E: -148.69   W: -148.69   (View on interactive map)
Min Depth: 80 M Max Depth: 905 M


Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: William Harrison
Dataset Title: Vertical Strain at Siple Dome, Antarctica, 1999-2002
Dataset Release Date: 2007-02-22
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Digital Media
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0214.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-12-05
Stop Date: 2002-01-02
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 2-year average
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual
Science Keywords
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Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
STRAIN GAUGE WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NSIDC_AGDC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 1 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Fees: none

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 112 KB
Distribution Format: PDF
Fees: none
Personnel
WILLIAM HARRISON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
PO Box 757320
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-7320
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Elsberg, D. H., W. D. Harrison, E. Husmann, J. L. Morack, E. C. Pettit, E. D. Waddington, and M. A. Zumberge. 2004. Depth- and time-dependent strain rates at Siple Dome, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology 50 (171): 511-521.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-02-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-09

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