Wilkes Ice Cap 1967 Field Season Elevation and Ice Thickness Measurements

A master's thesis by David Carter details the 1967 field season study of the Wilkes Ice Cap (now Law Dome). It includes full tables of results for accumulation, levelling measurements (optical, barometric, reciprocal angle), and echo sounding. The work was completed in the 1960s and the record was last updated in 1968.

Use Cases

• Model historical ice cap volume changes based on detailed ice thickness profiling.
• Analyze accumulation patterns from recorded accumulation data.
• Compare historical levelling techniques (optical, barometric, reciprocal angle) for elevation measurement.
• Study the geophysical properties of Law Dome (formerly Wilkes Ice Cap) from echo sounding results.

Strengths

• Provides detailed results from a specific 1967 Antarctic field season.
• Includes multiple measurement types: accumulation, levelling, and echo sounding.
• Data is presented in full tables as part of a formal academic thesis.

Limitations

• Last updated 1968-12-31 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

AU_AADC (Australian Antarctic Data Centre)

Collection Method

Field measurements from the 1967 Antarctic season, compiled in a master's thesis.

Time Range

1960s, specifically including the 1967 field season.

Freshness

1968-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Wilkes Ice Cap (now known as Law Dome), Antarctica.