McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
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TARM_DEPTH [1]

Description: 

TARM - Ice Surface Change

File: 

File TARM_DEPTH.csv [2]

Methods: 

NA

Instrumentation: 

Campbell Scientific SR50-L Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Quality Assurance: 

Campbell Scientific SR50-L Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Variables (click to expand): 

DATASET_CODE
  • Label: Dataset Code
  • Definition: Code for given set of information for Taylor Glacier meteorology station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
METLOCID
  • Label: Met Location ID
  • Definition: Location code for Taylor Glacier meteorology station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label: Date Time
  • Definition: Date/time of sample (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI
  • Missing values: None specified
DEPTH
  • Label: Surface Height Change
  • Definition: Surface Height Change - snowfall accumulation / loss - distance from sensor to surface
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.4
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
DEPTH_COMMENTS
  • Label: Depth Comments
  • Definition: Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of DEPTH_
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DIST_TO_SURFACE
  • Label: Distance to surface
  • Definition: the distance between the sensor and the surface in meters
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.4
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
LTER Network
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grant #OPP-1637708 for Long Term Ecological Research. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Source URL: https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/tarmdepth

Links
[1] https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/tarmdepth
[2] https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/TARM_DEPTH.csv