University of Wisconsin Antarctic Soils Database, Version 1 (GGD221)
Data set:
GGD221
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
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.
Parameter(s):
SOIL CHEMISTRY
SOIL CLASSIFICATION
SOIL COLOR
SOIL CONSISTENCE
SOIL DEPTH
SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE
SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SOIL PH
SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY
SOIL STRUCTURE
SOIL TEMPERATURE
SOIL TEXTURE
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1975 to 31 December 1987
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-77.2
S:
-78
E:
164
W:
160
Yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.