Human Impact Persistence in Antarctic Dry Valleys, 38 Sites Assessed

Antarctica's Asgard Range, Barwick Valley, and Marble Point were assessed for the persistence of human impacts from field party disturbances. The dataset covers 38 sites disturbed 5 to 30 years prior, evaluated using established environmental impact criteria. It was last updated on 1995-01-30 and originates from the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Modeling environmental recovery rates based on disturbance age mentioned in the description
• Comparing impact persistence across different Antarctic sites mentioned in the description
• Assessing the effectiveness of established environmental impact criteria mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Covers 38 distinct sites across three Antarctic locations
• Includes sites with known disturbance ages ranging from 5 to 30 years
• Uses a previously established assessment methodology for consistency

Limitations

• Last updated 1995-01-30; freshness should be verified
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Field assessment of visible environmental impact at disturbed sites.

Time Range

Disturbances occurred up to 30 years prior to assessment.

Freshness

1995-01-30

Geography

Antarctica: Asgard Range, Barwick Valley, and Marble Point.