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Measurements of water temperature, spectral irradiance (amount of sunlight), density and salt concentration from lakes in the Taylor and Wright Valley

Entry ID: K042_1963_1964_NZ_1

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Summary

Abstract: The physics and chemistry of the many lakes and ponds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys was investigated in the 1963-64 field season. Previous work on Lakes Vanda and Bonney in the Wright and Taylor Valleys respectively found that the lakes were density stratified owing to a high salt concentration which increased downwards and that temperatures well above the mean annual air temperature existed. It was ...

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Description: The PETLAB database of GNS Science. Soil and rock samples from the VUWAE 8th Expedition are catalogued here. Search under Collector = VUWAE 8 and Country = Antarctica.

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.58

S: -77.58

E: 161.65

W: 161.65

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N: -77.72

S: -77.72

E: 162.42

W: 162.42

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N: -77.62

S: -77.62

E: 163.18

W: 163.18

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N: -77.63

S: -77.63

E: 162.77

W: 162.77

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N: -77.55

S: -77.55

E: 161.52

W: 161.52

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N: -77.57

S: -77.57

E: 161.18

W: 161.18

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Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1963-01-01

Stop Date: 1964-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Lake Bonney

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Taylor Valley

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > LAKES

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

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Ancillary Keywords

ACREAGE

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

Originating Center

USDA/ERS

Data Center

Economic Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Data Center URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/
Dataset ID: #88003

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Name: OLGA LIEFERT Phone: 1-202-219-0915 Fax: 1-202-219-0942 Email: oliefert at econ.ag.gov Email: olifert at econ.ag.gov Contact Address: USDA Economic Research Service Commercial Agriculture Division (CAD) 1301 New York Avenue, NW, Room 628 City: Washington Province or State: DC Postal Code: 20005-4788 Country: USA