Law Dome Borehole Ice Core Temperature and Caliper Records

Borehole data from three sites on Law Dome includes caliper, temperature, and inclination/azimuth measurements. Physical copies are archived by the Australian Antarctic Division. The dataset was last updated in 1982.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature profiles over depth to model past surface temperatures and geothermal heat flux.
• Use caliper data to study ice deformation and borehole geometry changes over time.
• Correlate inclination and azimuth measurements with ice flow dynamics and strain rates.
• Combine BHC1, BHC2, and BHQ site records for regional analysis of Law Dome ice properties.

Strengths

• Contains data from three distinct borehole sites (BHC1, BHC2, BHQ) on Law Dome.
• Includes multiple physical measurement types: caliper, temperature, and inclination/azimuth.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of December 1982.
• Specific row counts, column details, and file formats are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Law Dome region in Antarctica.

Provenance

Source

Australian Antarctic Division (AU_AADC) via NASA EarthData.

Collection Method

Physical measurements collected from boreholes drilled in ice.

Time Range

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Freshness

1982-12-31

Geography

Law Dome, Antarctica.