Survey of soils and soil temperatures in the Ross Sea Region from Cape Hallett to the Shackleton Glacier for evidence of soil processes operating in Antarctica
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K150_1964_1965_NZ_1
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Summary
Abstract:
Soils in the Ross Sea Region were investigated for evidence of any soil processes operating in Antarctica. Two field seasons were used to sample and investigate the region. Sites visited in the first season (1959-1960) include the Taylor Valley in detail, Cape Royds, Cape Barne, Cape Evans, Turks Head, a short visit to Cape Hallett Station and Marble Point. During the second season (1964-1965) ... sampling was conducted in the Cape Hallett region (basins and ridges under Luther Peak, Cape Christie basin, Felsite Island, Redcastle Ridge and other peaks in the area), Inexpressible Island, the Shackleton Glacier area and Roberts Massif, the Brown Hills region of the Darwin Glacier (Diamond Hill, Lake Wilson, Darwin Glacier area and the Brown Hills) and the Victoria Valley (Lake Vashka, the valley floor, high level benches on the Insel Range and to the north of the Barwick Valley, Upper Victoria Lake and the McKelvey Valley). Soil was investigated opportunistically from the Taylor Valley and Hut Point. Samples include soil samples, soil monoliths and rock specimens. Soil temperature at the surface and through the soil profile were also measured. Samples were analysed in the laboratory. 
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Description:
The Ross Sea Region Soils database, run by Landcare Research, New Zealand, stores information on soil site and soil pit horizon data from 35 years of soil studies by the investigators and their associates. There are >900 sites in the database but they are currently not sorted.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: -70.0
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S: -85.0
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E: 175.0
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W: 160.0
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1959-11-03
Stop Date:
1960-01-03
Start Date:
1964-10-28
Stop Date:
1965-01-25
Quality
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Distribution
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Online
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TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email:
vapor at ucar.edu
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SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
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USA
Publications/References
Clyne, J., Mininni, P., Norton, A., and Rast, M. "Interactive desktop analysis of high resolution simulations:
application to turbulent plume dynamics and current sheet formation", New Journal of Physics 9 (2007) 301.
Clyne, J. and Rast, M. "A prototype discovery environment for analyzing and visualizing terascale turbulent fluid flow simulations", in proceedings of Visualization and Data Analysis 2005, pp. 284-294, January 2005.
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