University of Wisconsin Antarctic Soils Database

Data Contributors BOCKHEIM, JAMES G. Parameters FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION SOILS > SOIL COLOR SOILS > SOIL CONSISTENCE SOILS > SOIL DEPTH SOILS > SOIL HEAT BUDGET SOILS > SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOILS > SOIL PH SOILS > SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY SOILS > SOIL STRUCTURE SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE

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The University of Wisconsin Antarctic Soils Database contains data collected by Dr. James G. Bockheim and his colleagues from 1975 through 1987. Data include site information, air and soil temperature measurements, soil profile features, and surface boulder weathering features for 482 sites in the McMurdo Sound area of Antarctica. Soil profile descriptions are provided for soils inside the McMurdo Dry Valleys from 23 December 1975 to 22 December 1987, and outside the Dry Valleys from 13 November 1978 to 04 January 1986. Chemical and physical properties of soils at 214 sites are also provided. The study area is confined to 77 deg 7.5 min S to 78 deg S, 160 deg E to 164 deg E. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII text format, and are available via ftp.

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Bockheim, J.. 2003. University of Wisconsin Antarctic Soils Database. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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• New Zealand Antarctic Soils Database
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