Law Dome 1977 Field Logs And Ice Strain Grid Surveys

1977 field records from traverses and drilling operations on Law Dome, Antarctica, conducted by the Australian Antarctic Division. The dataset includes notes on ice core drilling at multiple sites and results from surface strain grid surveys. Original logbooks and survey data are archived by the Australian Antarctic Division.

Use Cases

• Analyze strain grid survey results to model ice surface deformation and flow rates.
• Correlate drilling logbook entries with ice core metadata from specific sites like BHQ and the dome summit.
• Study the methodology and instrumentation notes for the 1974 site redrilling operation.
• Use traverse route and timing data from field logs for historical activity reconstruction.

Strengths

• Original 1977 field records providing primary source material.
• Includes data from multiple specific sites: Cape Folger, BHQ (418m), and the dome summit (475m).
• Contains results from two strain grid surveys, including a remeasurement of a 1974 grid.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and sample data are unavailable.
• Data format and structure are unknown, complicating direct analysis.
• Records are from a single year (1977), limiting temporal analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Antarctic Division (AU_AADC).

Collection Method

Field observations, drilling logs, and strain grid surveys during Antarctic traverses.

Time Range

1977.

Freshness

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Geography

Law Dome, Antarctica.