Antarctic Permafrost Temperature Time Series from James Ross Island

Temperature data from the Lachman Hornfels permafrost monitoring station on James Ross Island, Antarctica. The dataset contains air, soil, and basement temperature recordings taken at specified intervals since the year 2000. Soil and basement temperature measurements extend to a depth of 8 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term air temperature trends for climate change studies using the recorded time-series data.
• Model soil thermal regimes and active layer thickness by examining temperature profiles from the surface to 8 m depth.
• Correlate basement temperature measurements with air and soil data to understand subsurface heat transfer.
• Validate permafrost simulation models using the multi-year, multi-depth temperature records from this specific Antarctic site.

Strengths

• Continuous data collection since 2000, providing over two decades of temporal coverage.
• Multi-depth measurements for soil and basement temperatures, extending to 8 meters.

Limitations

• The exact sample size, recording intervals, and number of sensor locations are not specified.
• Data is geographically limited to a single monitoring station on James Ross Island.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Recorded by sensors at a permafrost monitoring station at specified intervals.

Time Range

Since 2000.

Geography

Lachman Hornfels, James Ross Island, Antarctica.