Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map

Data Contributors DIXON, DANIEL A. Parameters GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS SNOW/ICE SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE Instruments THERMOCOUPLES THERMOMETERS

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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.

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Dixon, Daniel. 2007. Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N51C1TTV.

Sample Map

Antarctic mean temperature map

See Also

• THERMAP Ten-meter temperature data
• Thermap ten-meter temperature data
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