Temperature Profile of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Deep Borehole, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0550
DOI: 10.7265/N5V69GJW

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Overview

This data set reports depth versus temperatures in the fluid-filled portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS–D) deep borehole (70 to 3328 meters depth). Data were acquired on December 5, 2011 and have been post-processed to convert resistance to temperature.
Parameter(s):
Depth
Temperature
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
THERMISTORS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
  • 5 December 2011 to 5 December 2011
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • Northern latitude
    -79.4676
    Southern latitude
    -79.4676
    Eastern longitude
    -112.0865
    Western longitude
    -112.0865
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.