Antarctic ice sheet data from the WAIS-D borehole contains vertically-propagating compression-wave speed measurements. The dataset includes individual wave-speed measurements, 3-meter running averages for each log, and a combined interpretation profile. It was last updated by AMD_USAPDC on 2012-01-03.
Use Cases
- Modeling ice sheet density and structure based on compression-wave speed measurements.
- Analyzing ice layer homogeneity using 3-meter running averages.
- Calibrating geophysical models with the combined interpretation profile.
- Studying ice core site characteristics through redundant multi-log measurements.
Strengths
- Contains redundant measurements from multiple logs for all depths.
- Provides both raw measurements and processed 3-meter running averages.
- Includes a final 'Takeaway Profile' representing a combined interpretation.
Limitations
- Last updated 2012-01-03 23:59:59.999000; 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
- nasa_earthdata
- Collection Method
- Sonic log measurements from the WAIS-D borehole.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- 2012-01-03 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- WAIS-D borehole, Antarctica