Australian Antarctic Division records document a 96-day traverse across Law Dome and Wilkes Land in 1987. Measurements include air pressure, air temperature, borehole temperature, gravity, and snow accumulation at markers. The dataset includes travel notes and was archived by the Australian Antarctic Division.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in air_temperature and air_pressure over the 96-day expedition.
- Correlate snow_accumulation measurements from snow cane markers with borehole_temperature data.
- Use gravity measurements to model subsurface ice structure and bedrock topography.
- Extract qualitative observations from travel_notes for contextualizing quantitative sensor data.
Strengths
- Data collection spanned a continuous 96-day field expedition.
- Includes multiple measurement types: air pressure, temperature, gravity, and snow accumulation.
Limitations
- Specific row counts, column definitions, and file formats are unknown.
- Data is from a single expedition in 1987, limiting temporal generalizability.
- Geographic coverage is restricted to the specific traverse route across Law Dome and Wilkes Land.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Antarctic Division (AU_AADC) records store.
- Collection Method
- Field measurements and notes collected during a 96-day Antarctic traverse.
- Time Range
- 1987 (specific expedition dates unknown).
- Freshness
- Data reflects a 1987 expedition; last metadata update was 1988-02-07.
- Geography
- Law Dome and Wilkes Land, Antarctica, starting from Casey station.