Pensacola/Pole Transect Ey_Y06a is a geophysical dataset from the Contrasting Architecture and Dynamics of the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) project. The collaborative research was funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs. Data was last updated in December 1999.
Use Cases
- Analyzing subsurface architecture using geophysical transect measurements.
- Modeling crustal dynamics and mountain formation processes in the Transantarctic Mountains.
- Correlating geological features across the surveyed transect line.
- Supporting NSF-funded polar research on continental rift systems.
Strengths
- Data originates from a formal NSF-funded collaborative research project (awards OPP-9615704 and OPP-9615832).
- Focuses on a specific and scientifically significant region, the Transantarctic Mountains.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, with no updates recorded since 1999.
- Critical technical details like row count, column names, and file formats are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a specific transect in Antarctica.
Provenance
- Source
- National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs via the TAM research project.
- Collection Method
- Collected as part of a geophysical research project; specific instrumentation unknown.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, specifically along the Pensacola/Pole transect line.