Monthly Summaries of Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture at Oil Contamination Sites in Antarctica  View Catalog Page Entry ID
GGD626
Summary
To determine the effects of oil spills on soil temperature and moisture, soil climate stations were built at existing contamination sites -- Scott Base, Marble Point, Bull Pass, and nearby control sites in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica. Sensors recorded soil temperature, soil moisture, air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, net radiation, wind speed, and wind direction. Data extend from January 1999 through December 2001. Data from individual stations are available in tab-delimited ASCII text files. An Excel spreadsheet contains the same data compiled together in a single file. NSIDC currently provides these summary data via ftp; the full soil temperature and moisture data set is available from Ron Paetzold, USDA.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -77.45°
S: -77.9806°
E: 166.7806°
W: 161.8806°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Paetzold, R., ed.
Dataset Title: Monthly Summaries of Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture at Oil Contamination Sites in Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd626.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-01-21
Stop Date: 2001-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA BULL PASS, MARBLE POINT, SCOTT BASE (ROSS SEA REGION)
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Net Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Solar Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Humidity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Soil Temperature
- Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content
- Land Surface Soils Soil Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Contamination
- Oil spill
- Soil Moisture
- Soil Temperature
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
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@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
NSIDC Frozen Ground Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@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 Format: ASCII Text
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Personnel
Ron Paetzold
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 402 437-4133
Fax: 1 402 437-5336
Email: ron.paetzold@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact Address:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Federal Building
City: Lincoln
Province or State: NE
Postal Code: 68508
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Active layer monitoring: Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) Program Network: Description and data
Reference
Balks, M.R., R.F. Paetzold, J.M. Kimble, J. Aislabie, and I.B. Campbell. 2002. Effects of hydrocarbon spills on the temperature and moisture regimes of cryosols in the Ross Sea region. Antarctic Science 14(4): 319-326.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-28
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