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McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM LTER) Core Glacier Mass Balance Data, Antarctica

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Andrew Fountain

Publication_Date: 20090831

Title: McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM LTER) Core Glacier Mass Balance Data, Antarctica

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Publication_Place: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Publisher: Byrd Polar Research Center

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Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0421.html

Description:

Abstract:: As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, a systematic sampling program has been undertaken to monitor mass balance of the Taylor Valley glaciers. Data were collected from the Canada, Commonwealth, Howard, Hughes, Suess and Taylor glaciers, located in the Taylor Valley of Antarctica. Monitoring the changes in these measurements over time provides a record of mass balance, and aids in determining the role of glaciers in the polar hydrologic cycle. This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants: OPP 9211773 (1993-1998), OPP 9813061 (1998-1999), OPP 9810219 (1999-2000), OPP 0096250 (2000-2005) and ANT-0423595 (2006-current).
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Doran P. T., McKay C. P., Clow G. D., Dana G. L., Fountain A. G., Nylen T., and W. B. Lyons. 2002. Valley floor climate observations from the MrcMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 1986-2000, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, 1-12, DOI: 10.1029/2001JD002045 Doran P. T., Priscu J. C., Lyons W. B., McKnight D. M., Fountain A. G., Virginia R. A.,Wall D. H., Parsons A. N., McKay C. P., Clow G. D., Moorhead D. L., and C. H. Fritsen. 2002. Antarctic climate cooling and terrestrial ecosystem response, Nature, 415: 517-520. Doran, Peter T., Gayle L. Dana, Jordan T. Hastings and Robert A. Wharton, Jr. 1995. McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER): LTER automatic weather network (LAWN), Antarctic Journal of the United States, 30 (5): 276-280. Hoffman, M. J., Fountain, A. G., and G. E. Liston. 2008. Surface energy balance and melt thresholds over 11 years at Taylor Glacier, East Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F04014, doi:10.1029/2008 JF001029. Fountain A. G., Lewis K. J., and P. T. Doran. 1999. Spatial and climatic variations and its control on glacier equilibrium line altitude in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Global and Planetary Change, 22: 1-10. Fountain, A. G., Nylen, T. H., MacClune, K. J., G. L. Dana. 2006. Glacier mass balances (1993-2001) Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, 52(178), 451-462. Fountain, A. G., Nylen, T. H., Monaghan, A., Basagic, H. J. and D. Bromwich. 2009. Snow in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. International Journal of Climatology. Published Online: May 7 2009 9:54AM DOI: 10.1002/joc.1933 Nylen, T., Fountain, A. G., and P. Doran. 2004. Climatology of katabatic winds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. J. Geophysical Research, 109, D03114, doi10.10292003JD003937, 9p.

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Beginning_Date: 19930101
Ending_Date: 20091231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: 161.04
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 163.03
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.3
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.08

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DENSITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DENSITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ABLATION ZONES/ACCUMULATION ZONES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MOTION/ICE SHEET MOTION
Theme_Keyword: FIELD SURVEYS
Theme_Keyword: LABORATORY
Theme_Keyword: FIELD INVESTIGATION
Theme_Keyword: SNOW DENSITY CUTTER
Theme_Keyword: LTER > LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Theme_Keyword: NSF/OPP > OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Theme_Keyword: Antarctic
Theme_Keyword: Antarctica
Theme_Keyword: Byrd Polar Research Center
Theme_Keyword: Glacier
Theme_Keyword: Glacier Surface
Theme_Keyword: Ice Cores
Theme_Keyword: Mass Balance
Theme_Keyword: Office Of Polar Programs
Theme_Keyword: Polar
Theme_Keyword: Snow Density
Theme_Keyword: Snow Depth
Theme_Keyword: Taylor Glacier
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ANDREW G. FOUNTAIN

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: W. BERRY LYONS LYONS

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: THOMAS NYLEN

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: HASSAN BASAGIC

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PAUL LANGEVIN

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Department of Geology
Address: Portland State University
City: Portland
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97207
Country: USA

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
Address: Department of Geological Sciences
Address: 1090 Carmack Road
Address: Scott Hall Room 108
City: Columbus
State_or_Province: Ohio
Postal_Code: 43210-1002
Country: USA

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Department of Geology, Portland State University
Address: P.O. Box 751
City: Portland OR
Postal_Code: 97207-0751
Country: USA

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Portland State University
Address: Department of Geology
City: Portland
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97207-0751
Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 503-725-3386

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (614)688-3241

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (614)292-4697

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (503)725-3355

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 503-725-3025

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (614)292-4697

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: andrew@pdx.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lyons.142@osu.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bjtn@odin.pdx.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basagic@pdx.edu

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Contact_Organization: NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Distributor:

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Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NSIDC_AGDC > NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Contact_Person: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: NSIDC-0421

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Network_Resource_Name:: http://nsidc.org

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DATA CENTER URL

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Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/glacier/glacier_hom...

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The McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM LTER) Program Glacier Data web page

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20090831

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110303

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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