Mawson Station Weekly Ice and Snow Thickness Record

Weekly measurements of ice thickness and snow thickness were recorded at Mawson Station, Antarctica. Data collection began in 1954 and this record contains entries up to the end of 1989. The dataset was collected by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre as part of ASAC projects 189 and 741.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in ice thickness over the 35-year period from 1954 to 1989.
• Correlate snow thickness measurements with seasonal climate patterns.
• Validate regional climate models using the weekly measurement frequency as a temporal benchmark.

Strengths

• Data spans a 35-year period from 1954 to 1989.
• Measurements were attempted on a weekly basis, providing a high temporal resolution.

Limitations

• The record is not continuous, with gaps in the time series.
• Data is stale, with the latest entry being from 1989.

Provenance

Source

Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC), ASAC projects 189 and 741.

Collection Method

Field measurements recorded in glaciology logbooks.

Time Range

1954 to 1989

Freshness

Data is historical; last updated in the record is 1989-12-20.

Geography

Mawson Station, Antarctica