Geophysical Transect Data from the Transantarctic Mountains

Geophysical data collected as part of the Contrasting Architecture and Dynamics of the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) research project. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and the data was contributed by the organization SCIOPS. The dataset was last updated in December 1999.

Use Cases

• Analyzing subsurface architecture using geophysical transect measurements.
• Modeling crustal dynamics of the Transantarctic Mountains region.
• Studying geological contrasts revealed by the pole transect survey.

Strengths

• Data originates from a National Science Foundation-funded collaborative research project.
• Focuses on the scientifically significant Transantarctic Mountains region.

Limitations

• Dataset is over 20 years old, indicating potential temporal staleness.
• Essential metadata like row count, column names, and file format are unknown.
• Spatial coverage is limited to a specific transect in the Antarctic.

Provenance

Source

National Science Foundation-funded TAM project, contributed by SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Collected via geophysical research methods, likely involving transect surveys.

Freshness

Last updated in 1999.

Geography

Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (specific to the Pensacola/Pole transect).