Shapefiles for glacier, stream channel, and watershed boundaries in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2023)

Summary

Abstract: 

This data package includes shapefiles for selected glacier, stream watershed, and stream channel boundaries in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region of Antarctica. A combination of satellite imagery and digital elevation models were used to delineate watershed and stream channel outlines, while glaciers were outlined by hand. Watershed boundaries provide an estimate of the overall topographic contributing area for each stream in Fryxell Basin, whereas stream channel boundaries provide a topographic area estimate for stream channel, beyond the wetted margin, for each stream.

Date Range: 

September 7, 2023
Data Citation
Wright, A.T. 2023. Shapefiles for glacier, stream channel, and watershed boundaries in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2023). Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/034d22e0a633bfc156e1c9723049f087. Dataset accessed 4 October 2024.
Dataset(s)

Description: 

Manifest table

Variables (click to expand): 

dataset_code
  • Label: Dataset Code
  • Definition: Internal dataset code.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
subfolder_name
  • Label: Subfolder Name
  • Definition: Name of the subfolder that includes the associated shapefile.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
shapefile_name
  • Label: Shapefile Name
  • Definition: Filename of the associated shapefile. Each shapefile consists of four separate files with the following file extensions: .dbf, .prj, .shp, .shx
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
shapefile_description
  • Label: Shapefile Description
  • Definition: Description of the associated shapefile.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Description: 

Shapefiles

Short name: 

gis_watershed

Dataset ID: 

6007
People

Principal Investigator(s): 

Contact: 

Associated Personnel: 

Data Manager