Name: Wilkins Aerodrome, Antarctica, Survey Reports 2012/13 to 2015/16
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: EARTH SCIENCE,CRYOSPHERE,GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS,GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY,EARTH SCIENCE,LAND SURFACE,TOPOGRAPHY,TERRAIN ELEVATION,[object Object],THEODOLITE,[object Object]

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Citation: Read, A. (2016) Wilkins Aerodrome, Antarctica, Survey Reports 2012/13 to 2015/16, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/Wilkins_survey_reports, (Restricted access)
Title: Wilkins Aerodrome, Antarctica, Survey Reports 2012/13 to 2015/16
Data Centre: Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Created Date: 2016-06-03
Revision Date: 2017-04-26
Parent record: None

Datasets and documents

Description

Information from Aaron Read of the Australian Antarctic Division, surveyor and author of the reports:

The Wilkins Aerodrome serves as the Antarctic terminus of the air service operated by the Australian Antarctic Division between Hobart, Australia and Casey Station. In international terms, the Wilkins Aerodrome is a significant capability in East Antarctica, being capable of supporting the operation of heavy wheeled intercontinental aircraft.

It is a semi permanent facility, operating from October to March and is sited on the Upper Peterson Glacier some 65 km from Casey Station. It is located on an ablative area of the glacier and the runway foundation is natural glacial ice. The runway is 3200m long by 45 wide and has a surface comprising either ice, or a thin layer of tillered snow/ice. The purpose of this tillered surface is to improve surface friction.

The Wilkins Aerodrome is a certified code 3C runway (as determined by CASA - strip 3600m x 100m) and requires an accurate survey to reposition and mark the runway to enable the reopening at the start of each season. These reports, for the seasons 2012/13 to 2015/16, outline the methods used to reopen the runway and show the resulting position and prediction for the following season. The reports should be read in conjunction with the current Wilkins Aerodrome manual and the Survey and Marking procedure.

In addition to the reports, for each season there is a csv file with data from that season's survey of the runway centreline. The columns are Easting, Northing, Height above the Ellipsoid, Error (m).

Access

The reports and data are currently only available to Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) staff.

Temporal Coverages

Start date: 2012-10-26 - Stop date: 2016-03-16

Spatial Coverages

Latitude

Northernmost:
Southernmost:

Longitude

Westernmost:
Easternmost:

Science Keywords

EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

Additional Keywords

None

Locations

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Platforms

FIELD SURVEYS

Instruments

THEODOLITE

Researchers

read, aaron (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
smith, david (DIF AUTHOR)

Use Constraints

This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=Wilkins_survey_reports when using these data.

Metadata details

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