Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0318
Summary
The Mean Annual Temperature map was calculated by creating a contour map using compiled 10 meter firn temperature data from NSIDC and other mean annual temperature data from both cores and stations.
The 10 meter data contains temperature measurements dating back to 1957 and the International Geophysical Year, including measurements from several major recent surveys. Data cover the entire continental ice sheet and several ice shelves, but coverage density is generally low.
Data are stored in Microsoft Excel and Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), and are available sporadically from 1957 to 2003 via FTP.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -65°
S: -90°
E: 180°
W: -180°
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Multimedia Sample
Sample Map
Antarctic mean temperature map
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Dixon, Daniel
Dataset Title: Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map
Dataset Release Date: 2007-04-04
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0318.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N51C1TTV
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1957-01-01
Stop Date: 2003-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- 10 m temperature
- Antarctic
- Antarctica
- Antarctic Ice Sheet
- East Antarctic Plateau
- West Antarctica
- West Antarctic Ice Sheet
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- FIELD SURVEYS
Instrument
- THERMOCOUPLES
- THERMOMETERS
Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
Credit Dr. Dan Dixon, University of Maine
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC_AGDC
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 Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC 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 Media: FTP
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: TIFF
Personnel
Daniel A. Dixon
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 207 581 2112
Fax: 1 207 581 1203
Email: daniel.dixon@maine.edu
Contact Address:
- Climate Change Institute
- 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, University of Maine
City: Orono
Province or State: Maine
Postal Code: 04469-5790
Country: USA
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
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
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Thermap ten-meter temperature data
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
THERMAP Ten-meter temperature data
Reference
Dixon, Daniel A . 2008. Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital Media.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-04-04
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-18
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