Temperature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Version 1
This data set contains temperature-depth profile measurements taken in 22 boreholes drilled on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which exhibit two distinctly different thermal states of basal ice: a warm state and a relatively colder state. The data are available in ASCII Text Format (.txt) and Portable Document Format (PDF) via FTP.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: -81.07364 S: -83.679167 E: -135.825278 W: -148.808333 |
Data Format(s): | n/a |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | |
| Data Center(s): | National Snow and Ice Data Center | Instrument(s): | THERMISTORS |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Title: Temperature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Version 1
- Version: 1
- Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Collection Information
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Purpose
Scientific Research -
DOI
doi:10.7265/N5PN93J8
Data Identification
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Collection Progress
Complete
Other Descriptive Keywords
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
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Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | GEODETIC |
Location Keywords
- Continent
- Antarctica
Data Centers
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
ARCHIVER-
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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Data Contacts
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Hermann Engelhardt
Technical ContactHermann Engelhardt
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301 Braddock Road
Frostburg, MD 21532-2307
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Hermann Engelhardt
Technical ContactHermann Engelhardt
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301 Braddock Road
Frostburg, MD 21532-2307
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
User ServicesNational Snow and Ice Data Center
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Boulder, Colorado
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NSIDC Services
Data Center ContactNSIDC Services
National Snow and Ice Data Center-
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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NSIDC Services
Data Center ContactNSIDC Services
National Snow and Ice Data Center-
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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