1995 Tracer Experiment Locations

Summary

Abstract: 

As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, a 1995 tracer experiment was conducted in Green Creek. For details of this experiment, please contact Diane McKnight

Date Range: 

November 7, 1995 to November 28, 1995
Data Citation
Mcknight, D.M., Gooseff, M.N. 1995 Tracer Experiment Locations. Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/5baf1e4d0b3b3a32fbc48ab0f45bd6a3. Dataset accessed 22 June 2025.
Dataset(s)

Variables (click to expand): 

Dataset code
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code representing tracer experiment locations dataset
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Location
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code representing a given location within Green Creek
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Stream
  • Label:
  • Definition: Name of McMurdo Dry Valley stream
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
UTM easting (m)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Easting coordinates of sampling site
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • Required entry = None given
UTM northing (m)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Northing coordinates of sampling site
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • Required entry = None given
Elevation (m)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Height of sample location above sea level
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: 500
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
Description
  • Label:
  • Definition: Helpful hints about the sample site location
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

File: 

tracer_locs.csv (1005 bytes)

Short name: 

tracer_locs

Dataset ID: 

34
People

Principal Investigator(s): 

Diane M. McKnight
Michael N. Gooseff

Contact: 

McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
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Methodology

Methods: 

 In October 1998, the MCM LTER data manager asked the team making stream measurements to track down coordinates for the tracer experiment sample sites. Diane McKnight and Mike Gooseff provided the resulting information.

Maintenance: 

Records generated from the 'tracer experiment' had been submitted to Denise Steigerwald (the MCM LTER data manager) in the same files as core LTER data sets. Denise therefore went through these files, separated out any records dealing with the tracer experiment, and created new files with a similar layout as the core datasets. Coordinates (latitude, longitude and elevation) were then tracked down for each of the records. The  resulting 'tracer_locs.dat' and 'tracer_locs.txt' files were posted on the web in July, 2000.

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