Data Set Results

Glacier Snow and Ice Mass Changes

As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, a systematic sampling program has been undertaken to monitor mass balance and meltwater flow from the Taylor Valley glaciers. This dataset contains mass balance changes at each stake measured on the glaciers of Taylor Valley. The values are the result of an analysis of the raw data presented in other data files (glacier stake heights, snow depths, and glacier snow densities).

Date Range: 

1993-01-01 to 2014-12-31

Data sources: 

COM_MSCHNG
HOW_MSCHNG
SUES_MSCHNG
CAN_MSCHNG
HUGH_MSCHNG
TAY_MSCHNG

Locations: 

Commonwealth Glacier
Canada Glacier
Suess Glacier
Taylor Glacier
Hughes Glacier
Howard Glacier

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/0ff46640dcba2d89492fa8b97f11076c

Dataset ID: 

2006

Glacier Stake Height Replications

As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, a systematic sampling program has been undertaken to monitor mass balance and meltwater flow from the Taylor Valley glaciers. This data includes stake height and snow depth measurements to the surface of six glaciers in Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Monitoring the changes in these measurements over time provides a record of mass balance, and aids in determining the role of glaciers in the polar hydrologic cycle.

Date Range: 

1993-01-01 to 2015-12-31

Data sources: 

COM_GLSTKHT
HOW_GLSTKHT
SUES_GLSTKHT
CAN_GLSTKHT
HUGH_GLSTKHT
TAY_GLSTKHT

Locations: 

Canada Glacier
Howard Glacier
Suess Glacier
Commonwealth Glacier
Hughes Glacier
Taylor Glacier

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/f4424e1b60d0a4c3bf42cc5660c9e8b3

Dataset ID: 

2010