Pensacola/Pole Transect Wx_X55a is a geophysical data collection from the Transantarctic Mountains, part of the NSF-funded Contrasting Architecture and Dynamics of the TAM project. The dataset was created by the organization SCIOPS and last updated in December 1999.
Use Cases
- Analyzing geophysical transect features like magnetic or gravity anomalies to model subsurface architecture.
- Correlating geospatial transect data with other Antarctic geological surveys for regional studies.
- Using the transect's positional data as a baseline for validating new geophysical measurement techniques in polar regions.
Strengths
- Data is part of a major, peer-reviewed NSF-funded project (awards OPP-9615704 and OPP-9615832).
- Focuses on the scientifically significant Transantarctic Mountains region.
Limitations
- Data is over 20 years old, with no updates since 1999.
- Specific data volume, format, and column details are unknown, hindering immediate usability.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS, via NASA's Earthdata platform.
- Collection Method
- Collected as part of the NSF-funded Contrasting Architecture and Dynamics of the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) collaborative research project.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, specifically the Pensacola/Pole transect area.