Monthly Summaries of Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture at Oil Contamination Sites in Antarctica

Data Contributors PAETZOLD, RON Parameters ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

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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.

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Paetzold, R., ed.. 2003. Monthly Summaries of Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture at Oil Contamination Sites in Antarctica. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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