Ross Ice Shelf Firn Temperature, Antarctica  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0354
Summary
Since November of 2006, 12 thermistors were planted in the upper 16 meters of the firn on the Ross Ice Shelf near its calving front. Temperature data are collected every 20 minutes and are transmitted via ARGOS satellite relay. Data are intended to provide a view of how firn temperatures change as the ice shelf evolves. Data are available in comma-delimited ASCII format. Data are available via FTP.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -78°
S: -78°
E: -178°
W: -178°
Max Depth: 16 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Doug MacAyeal
Dataset Title: Ross Ice Shelf Firn Temperature, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2008-12-15
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0354.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5BP00Q3
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2006-11-04
Stop Date: 2008-06-30
Data Resolution
Vertical Resolution: 16 meters
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN ROSS SEA
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Firn
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Icebergs
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Icebergs
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Temperature
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
- Oceans Sea Ice Icebergs
- Oceans Sea Ice Ice Temperature
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctic
- Antarctica
- Antarctic Ice Sheet
- Firn Temperature
- Firn Temperature Measurements
- Ross Ice Shelf
- Temperature
- Temperature Profiles
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- FIELD SURVEYS
Instrument
- TEMPERATURE LOGGERS
- TEMPERATURE PROFILERS
- TEMPERATURE SENSORS
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 Size: 2 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Douglas Macayeal
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 773 702-8027
Email: drm7@midway.uchicago.edu
Contact Address:
- Department of Geophysical Sciences
- University of Chicago
- 5734 S. Ellis Ave.
City: Chicago
Province or State: IL
Postal Code: 60637
Country: USA
Olga Sergienko
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Portland State University
- Geology
- PO Box 751
City: Portland
Province or State: Oregon
Postal Code: 97207
Country: USA
Ted Scambos
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: scambos@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- University of Colorado
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Atsu Muto
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Colorado
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science
- CIRES 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309
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
AGDC Web site
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Reference
Sergienko, O. V., D. R. MacAyeal and J. E. Thom, 2008. Reconstruction of snow/firn thermal diffusivities from observed temperature variation: application to iceberg C16 (Ross Sea, Antarctica), 2004-07. Ann. Glaciol., Vol. 49, in press.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-12-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-18
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