Skip to main content
McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Main menu
About
Overview
Code of Conduct
Diversity Statement
Environmental Stewardship
Sustainability Committee
MCM LTER Logos
Research
Research Hypotheses
Research Proposals
Research Areas
Research Highlights
Collaboration Philosophy
Data
MCM Data Overview
Browse by Research Area
Glaciers
Glacier Biology
Glacier Chemistry
Physical Glaciology
Glacier Locations
Supporting Materials
Lakes
Lake Biology
Lake Chemistry
Lake Locations
Physical Limnology
Supporting Materials
Meteorology
Meteorology - High Frequency
Meteorology - Daily Summaries
Meteorology - Monthly Summaries
Climate Modeling
Meteorological Locations
Meteorological Task Lists
Soils
Soil Biology
Soil Chemistry
Soil Physics
Supporting Materials
Streams
Hydrology - High Frequency
Hydrology - Daily Summaries
Stream Biology
Stream Chemistry
Stream Modeling
Stream Locations
Supporting Materials
Genomic Studies
Integrative Processes
Modeling Studies
Spatial Data
Antarctic Freshwater Diatoms Database
McMurdo Dry Valleys Historical Archive
Data Use Policy
Submitting Data
Report Data Issues
Personnel
Principal Investigators
Emeriti
Investigators
Collaborators
Professional Staff
Post Docs
Graduate Students
Undergraduates
Publications
Bibliography
Presentations
Photos
Glacier Gallery
Lakes Gallery
Soils Gallery
Streams Gallery
Maps
Glacier Stakes Map
Gages Map
Lakes Map
Met Stations
Soil Projects Map
Transect Locations
Glaciers
Moss Samples
Outreach
2024 REU Program
Education and Outreach
Lost Seal
E&O Activities Submission Form
News
Links
You are here
Data
»
Chemical characteristics of snow in the ablation zone of Canada Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica during the 2016-2017 austral summer
GLAC_CHEM_SNOW
File:
mcmlter-glac-bergstrom-chem-snow-20210601.csv
(745 bytes)
...
or query the dataset by variables and dates of interest:
Variables
DATASET_CODE
Label:
Dataset code
Definition:
Internal dataset code.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
GLACIER
Label:
Glacier
Definition:
Name of the glacier where the snow sample was collected.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
SAMPLE_DATE
Label:
Sample date
Definition:
Date of sample collection (GMT +13).
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YY
Missing values:
None specified
Latitude
Label:
Latitude
Definition:
Latitude of sample collection (GCS WGS1984) in decimal degrees.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
decimalDegrees
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
LONGITUDE
Label:
Longitude
Definition:
Longitude of sample collection (GCS WGS1984) in decimal degrees.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
decimalDegrees
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
STAKE_ID
Label:
Stake ID
Definition:
Ablation stake number adjacent to sample collection location.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
REPLICATE
Label:
Replicate
Definition:
Letter identifying snow sample replicate at each sampling location.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
CL_MG_L
Label:
Chloride concentration
Definition:
Chloride concentration in the snow sample. Value of -100 is below detection limit, while -9999 indicates an unanalyzed sample and/or missing value.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
milligramsPerLiter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
N-NO3_MG_L
Label:
Nitrogen (as nitrate) concentration
Definition:
Nitrogen (N-NO3) concentration in the sample. Value of -100 is below detection limit, while -9999 indicates an unanalyzed sample and/or missing value.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
milligramsPerLiter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
BLANK = missing
SO4_MG_L
Label:
Sulfate concentration
Definition:
Sulfate concentration in the snow sample. Value of -100 is below detection limit, while -9999 indicates an unanalyzed sample and/or missing value.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
milligramsPerLiter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
CA_MG_L
Label:
Calcium concentration
Definition:
Calcium concentration in the snow sample. Value of -100 is below detection limit, while -9999 indicates an unanalyzed sample and/or missing value.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
milligramsPerLiter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
MG_MG_L
Label:
Magnesium concentration
Definition:
Magnesium concentration in the snow sample. Value of -100 is below detection limit, while -9999 indicates an unanalyzed sample and/or missing value.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
milligramsPerLiter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
K_MG_L
Label:
Potassium concentration
Definition:
Potassium concentration in the snow sample. Value of -100 is below detection limit, while -9999 indicates an unanalyzed sample and/or missing value.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
milligramsPerLiter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
NA_MG_L
Label:
Sodium concentration
Definition:
Sodium concentration in the snow sample. Value of -100 is below detection limit, while -9999 indicates an unanalyzed sample and/or missing value.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
milligramsPerLiter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
Data Source Details
Header lines:
1
Orientation:
Column
Quote character:
"
Field delimiter:
,