Pensacola/Pole Transect Wy_Y06c is a dataset from a collaborative geophysical research project focused on the Transantarctic Mountains. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and the data was last updated in December 1999. The organization responsible is SCIOPS.
Use Cases
- Analyzing geophysical transect features to model subsurface architecture of the Transantarctic Mountains.
- Correlating specific transect measurements with regional tectonic dynamics.
- Using the transect's positional data for spatial analysis of geological formations.
Strengths
- Data originates from a formally funded NSF research project (awards OPP-9615704 and OPP-9615832).
- Focuses on the scientifically significant Transantarctic Mountains region.
Limitations
- Dataset is over 20 years old, with no updates since 1999.
- Critical metadata like row count, column names, and file size are unknown.
- Specific geophysical measurements and data formats are not described.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS organization, via NASA EarthData.
- Collection Method
- Collected as part of the NSF-funded 'Contrasting Architecture and Dynamics of the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM)' project.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica.