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Data
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Summarized glacier mass balance measurements, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2020, ongoing)
CANWEQ
Canada Glacier - Summarized Mass Balance
File:
mcmlter-glac-canada-massbal-tot-20220224.csv
(188.79 KB)
...
or query the dataset by variables and dates of interest:
Variables
DATASET CODE
Label:
Definition:
CODE REPRESENTING GLACIER MASS BALANCE SUMMARY DATASET - Glacier name plus 'WEQ'
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
GLACIER
Label:
Definition:
NAME OF GLACIER WHERE MEASUREMENT WAS MADE
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
STAKE
Label:
Definition:
Unique number for each stake on glacier
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
PERIOD COVERED
Label:
Definition:
LENGTH OF PERIOD MEASURED (EITHER YEAR, WINTER, SUMMER OR A PART OF A SEASON)
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
START_DATE
Label:
Definition:
BEGINNING DATE OF DATA MEASUREMENT
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY
Missing values:
None specified
END_DATE
Label:
Definition:
ENDING DATE OF DATA MEASUREMENT
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY
Missing values:
None specified
WEQ
Label:
Definition:
TOTAL MASS IN TERMS OF WATER EQUIVALENT (SUM OF ICE WEQ AND SNOW WEQ; ICE DENSITY = 0.9g/Cm3)
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
Cm3/Cm2
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
0
Precision:
0.1
Missing values:
NULL = None given
WEQ_STD_DEV
Label:
Definition:
STANDARD DEVIATION OF WEQ
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
CmWEQ
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
NULL = None given
COMMENTS
Label:
Definition:
NOTES ON WATER EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENTS
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
GLSTKID
Label:
Definition:
CODE FROM GLACIER / STAKE/ DATE OF COORDINATE MEASUREMENT (TO BE USED FOR GIS MAPPING)
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
FILE NAME
Label:
Definition:
RAW DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
Data Source Details
Header lines:
1
Footer lines:
1
Orientation:
Column
Quote character:
"
Field delimiter:
,
Record delimiter:
\n