Two field seasons in the 1970s investigated the environment beneath the Ross Ice Shelf. Data includes temperature-depth profiles, water microstructure measurements, and samples of benthic organisms and sediment collected via specialized dredges. The study was conducted by the SCIOPS organization.
Use Cases
- Analyze water_mixing_processes using temperature-depth_recorder microstructure data.
- Model water_temperature profiles from bathythermograph drops showing warmer water near the seafloor.
- Study the presence and composition of copepods_fauna and benthic_organisms under ice shelves.
- Compare sediment and organism samples collected from under the ice shelf versus sites near Scott Base.
Strengths
- Data collected over two distinct field seasons.
- Includes multiple instrument types: temperature-depth recorder, bathythermograph, and specialized dredge.
- Spatial coverage includes sites under the Ross Ice Shelf and near Scott Base.
Limitations
- Sample size for biological specimens is small, with a single dredge sample from under the ice shelf.
- Data is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in 1977.
- Specific row counts, column names, and file formats are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS via NASA EarthData.
- Collection Method
- Field measurements via drilled ice holes, using temperature-depth recorders, bathythermographs, and specialized dredges.
- Time Range
- 1970s (two field seasons).
- Freshness
- 1977-12-30
- Geography
- Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, including a site near White Island and vicinity of Scott Base.