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        <origin>Peter T. Doran</origin>
        <pubdate>2014-11-04</pubdate>
        <title>Piezometric Depths for Taylor Valley Lakes</title>
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        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER</pubplace>
          <publish>McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER</publish>
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        <othercit>10.6073/pasta/9bd8f95447a6973ac7b2ee46882a66b3</othercit>
        <onlink>https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/piezometric-depths-taylor-valley-lakes</onlink>
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      <descript>
        <abstract>During the 95/96 Austral summer, the depth of the Lake Hoare and Lake Fryxell was measured at several points and dates using a piezometer. Lake Joyce and the West Lake Bonney's depth were also measured using this instrument at one location.</abstract>
        <supplinf>Data contained in these files has been subjected to quality control standards imposed by the investigator. The user of this data should be aware that, while efforts have been taken to ensure that these data are of the highest quality, there is no guarantee of perfection for the data contained herein and the possibility of errors exists. If you encounter questionable data, please contact the MCM LTER data manager corrected or qualified. Thus, these data may be modified and future data will be appended.</supplinf>
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          <rngdates>
            <begdate>
              <caldate>1995-01-01</caldate>
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            <enddate>
              <caldate>1996-12-31</caldate>
            </enddate>
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        <current>ground condition</current>
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      <status>
        <progress>Enhanced using DEIMS by San Gil, 2106</progress>
        <update>As needed</update>
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        <descgeog>Lake Joyce lies in the Pearse Valley against the Taylor Glacier.&#160;Valley: Pearse&#160;Distance to Sea : 44&#160;Maximum Length (km): 1&#160;Maximum Width (km): 1&#160;Maximum Depth (m): 35&#160;Surface Area (km^2): 0.83&#160;Ice Thickness Average Surface (m): 3.9 - 5.6&#160;Volume (m^3 * 10^6): 4.9</descgeog>
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            <altmin>301m</altmin>
            <altmax>301m</altmax>
            <altunits>meter</altunits>
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        <descgeog>Lake Bonney is a saline lake with permanent ice cover at the western end of Taylor Valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is 7 kilometres or 4.3 mi long and up to 900 metres or 3,000 ft wide. A narrow channel only 50 metres or 160 ft wide. Lake Bonney at Narrows separates the lake into East Lake Bonney 3.32 square kilometres or 1.28 sq mi and West Lake Bonney, 0.99 square kilometres or 0.38 sq mi. Valley: Taylor Distance to Sea : 28 Maximum Length (km): 2.6 Maximum Width (km): 0.9 Maximum Depth (m): 40 Surface Area (km^2): 0.99 Ice Thickness Average Surface (m): 2.8-4.5 Volume (m^3 * 10^6): 10.1</descgeog>
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          <eastbc>162.269104003906</eastbc>
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          <southbc>-77.727287292480</southbc>
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            <altmin>57m</altmin>
            <altmax>57m</altmax>
            <altunits>meter</altunits>
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        <descgeog>The Lake Fryxell basin is formed by a moraine depression in a wider portion of the Taylor Valley. It has a number of moraine islands and shallower areas, as well as several relatively well developed deltas. The lake is fed by at least 10 meltwater streams with a total drainage catchment of 230 km2. The lake is dammed to the southwest by the Canada Glacier and is topographically closed. It is perennially ice covered; during summer months, an ice-free moat generally forms around much of the lake margin. Lake levels have risen ~2 m between 1971 and 1996. There are no surface outflows; the only known water loss is through ice ablation (evaporation, sublimation and physical scouring). Valley: Taylor Distance to Sea : 9 Maximum Length (km): 5.8 Maximum Width (km): 2.1 Maximum Depth (m): 20 Surface Area (km^2): 7.08 Ice Thickness Average Surface (m): 3.3 - 4.5 Volume (m^3 * 10^6): 25.2</descgeog>
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          <southbc>-77.622711181641</southbc>
          <boundingalt>
            <altmin>18m</altmin>
            <altmax>18m</altmax>
            <altunits>meter</altunits>
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        <descgeog>Lake Hoare occupies a narrower portion of the Taylor Valley, dammed by the Canada Glacier. It would drain almost completely without this dam. There are a number of islands which may be related to an old terminal of Canada Glacier. The lake is fed primarily from direct runoff from the glacier, as well as meltwater streams. (Lake level rose ~1.5 m between 1972 and 1996). There are no surface outflows; the only known water loss is through ice ablation (evaporation, sublimation and physical scouring). Valley: Taylor Distance to Sea : 15 Maximum Length (km): 4.2 Maximum Width (km): 1 Maximum Depth (m): 34 Surface Area (km^2): 1.94 Ice Thickness Average Surface (m): 3.1 - 5.5 Volume (m^3 * 10^6): 17.5</descgeog>
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          <southbc>-77.639259338379</southbc>
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            <altmin>73m</altmin>
            <altmax>73m</altmax>
            <altunits>meter</altunits>
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      <accconst>None</accconst>
      <ptcontact>
        <cntinfo>&lt;cntorg&gt;McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER&lt;/cntorg&gt; &lt;onlink&gt;http://mcmlter.org/&lt;/onlink&gt; &lt;span property="dc:title" content="McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</cntinfo>
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      <datacred>Name: Inigo San Gil Role: data manager</datacred>
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            <attrdef>Name of lake where measurement was made</attrdef>
            <attrdefs>The data provider</attrdefs>
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                <edomv>Lake Hoare</edomv>
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                <edomvds>The data provider</edomvds>
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                <edomv>Lake Fryxell</edomv>
                <edomvd>Lake Fryxell</edomvd>
                <edomvds>The data provider</edomvds>
              </edom>
              <edom>
                <edomv>West Lake Bonney</edomv>
                <edomvd>West Lake Bonney</edomvd>
                <edomvds>The data provider</edomvds>
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              <edom>
                <edomv>Lake Joyce</edomv>
                <edomvd>Lake Joyce</edomvd>
                <edomvds>The data provider</edomvds>
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            <attrlabl>Location</attrlabl>
            <attrdef>Location in the lake where measurement was made</attrdef>
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              <udom>Location in the lake where measurement was made</udom>
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            <attrlabl>Piezometric Depth (m)</attrlabl>
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            <attrdefs>The data provider</attrdefs>
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        <metd>2014-11-04</metd>
        <metrd>2014-11-04</metrd>
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