Antarctic Permafrost Temperature Measurements from James Ross Island

Temperature data has been collected since 2001 from the Riscos Tumbledown Permafrost Monitoring Station on James Ross Island. The station measures air temperature, soil temperature, and basement temperature to a depth of 2 meters. The dataset is provided by the organization SCIOPS via NASA's Earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze air_temperature trends to model climate change impacts on James Ross Island.
• Correlate soil_temperature and basement_temperature measurements to study permafrost stability and active layer thickness.
• Use the multi-depth temperature time-series to validate or calibrate thermal models of the Antarctic subsurface.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over two decades, starting in 2001.
• Measures temperature across three distinct environmental layers: air, soil, and subsurface to 2m depth.

Limitations

• Specific row count, temporal resolution, and data completeness are unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single monitoring station on James Ross Island.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS, via NASA Earthdata (nasa_earthdata).

Collection Method

Measurements from a dedicated permafrost monitoring station.

Time Range

Since 2001 (ongoing).

Geography

Riscos Tumbledown Permafrost Monitoring Station, James Ross Island, Antarctica.