1999 data from a collaborative geophysical research project contrasting the architecture and dynamics of the Transantarctic Mountains. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and conducted by the organization SCIOPS. This dataset represents a specific pole transect survey, likely containing geophysical measurements from the Pensacola region.
Use Cases
- Analyzing subsurface geological structure using transect survey data from the Pensacola region.
- Modeling mountain dynamics by contrasting architecture features measured along the pole transect line.
- Correlating geophysical measurements with known geological features of the Transantarctic Mountains.
- Studying polar geological processes funded by NSF OPP-9615704 and OPP-9615832 grants.
Strengths
- Data originates from a formally funded NSF research project (OPP-9615704, OPP-9615832).
- Focuses on a specific, scientifically significant region: the Transantarctic Mountains.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, last updated in December 1999.
- Specific data volume, format, and column details are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a specific transect in the Pensacola region.
Provenance
- Source
- National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs funded project, organization SCIOPS.
- Collection Method
- Geophysical pole transect survey as part of the Contrasting Architecture and Dynamics of the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) project.
- Time Range
- 1999
- Freshness
- 1999-12-22
- Geography
- Pensacola region, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica.