Abstract:
This data set contains surface velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, for the year 2003. Measurement period was approximately 12 months. There are approximately 250 locations in this data set. The data set includes a location name, the easting and northing coordinates (UTM), the elevation, the velocity magnitude, the east component of velocity, the north component of velocity, and the vertical component of velocity. Data are available in comma-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
Cuffey, Kurt
Dataset Title:
Surface Velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date:
2007-12-01
Dataset Release Place:
Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher:
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource:
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0324.html
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
Name:
NSIDC AGDC
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
Distribution
Distribution_Media:
FTP
Distribution_Size:
18 KB
Distribution_Format:
ASCII text
Personnel
KURT
M.
CUFFEY Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+1 510-643-1641
Fax:
+1 510-642-3370
Email:
kcuffey at socrates.berkeley.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Geography
University of California, Berkeley
507 McCone Hall City:
Berkeley
Province or State:
California
Postal Code:
94720
Country:
USA
ANDREW
BLISS Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Email:
andybliss at gmail.com
Contact Address:
507 McCone Hall City:
Berkeley
Province or State:
California
Postal Code:
94720-4740
Country:
USA
JEFFREY
KAVANAUGH Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
1-26 Earth Sciences Building City:
Edmonton
Province or State:
Alberta
Postal Code:
Canada
Country:
T6G 2E1
SARAH
ACIEGO Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
NW C 83 1 Clausiusstrasse City:
Zürich
Postal Code:
25 8092
Country:
Switzerland
NSIDC
USER SERVICES Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
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
Publications/References
Aciego, Sarah, Kurt M. Cuffey, Jeffrey L. Kavanaugh, D.L. Morse, and J.P. Severinghaus, 2007. Pleistocene Ice and Paleo-strain Rates at Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Quaternary Research 68, 303-313.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2007-11-26
Last DIF Revision Date:
2010-03-09
