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ASAC_2283

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Citation
Pearson, C. (2000) Deterioration studies, archaeological investigations and structural assessments of Mawson's Huts (Cape Denison), Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/ASAC_2283, (Restricted access)
Title
Deterioration studies, archaeological investigations and structural assessments of Mawson's Huts (Cape Denison)
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Created Date
2000-08-28
Revision Date
2017-04-26
Expected Date of Data Release
None
Data Version
1
Parent record
None
Child record
Mawsons_Huts_Dataloggers

Datasets and documents

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    Description

    This record is concerned with the measurement of deterioration processes affecting historic sites. Temperature and relative humidity data were collected from sensors inside Mawson's Huts. The data are in the form of Excel spreadsheets that enable plotting of temperature and relative humidity variation at various locations.

    The Heard Island document available in pdf form is reproduced with the permission of the Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.

    The paper was published in the Heard Island volume by the Royal Society of Tasmania (GPO Box 1166M, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia) from whom the entire volume is available for A$22; plus postage (A$2.45) for orders from within Australia and A$20; plus postage (A$6; in Asia and the Pacific and A$9; elsewhere; payment in Australian currency) for orders from beyond Australia.

    The fields in this dataset are:
    site
    latitude
    distance from sea
    days exposed
    corrosivity
    mass loss (g)
    blank loss (g)
    % blank loss*
    Date
    Time
    Temperature
    Relative Humidity
    Thermocouple Profile

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    Quality

    Values provided in temporal coverage are approximate only.

    Access

    PDF copies of referenced publications are available for download to AAD personnel at the URL below.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -66.0
    Southernmost:
    -66.01

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    142.665
    Easternmost:
    142.666

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • % BLANK LOSS*
    • ANARE
    • ANTARCTICA
    • ARCHAEOLOGY
    • ATLAS COVE
    • BLANK LOSS (G)
    • COLD CLIMATE
    • CORROSION
    • CORROSIVITY
    • DATALOGGING
    • DATE
    • DAYS EXPOSED
    • DISTANCE FROM SEA
    • HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
    • HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
    • HISTORIC SITE
    • LATITUDE
    • MASS LOSS (G)
    • MATERIALS CONSERVATION
    • MONITORING
    • RELATIVE HUMIDITY
    • SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
    • SEALING
    • SITE
    • SPIT BAY
    • TEMPERATURE
    • THERMOCOUPLE PROFILE
    • TIME
    • TIME OF WETNESS

    Locations

    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CAPE DENISON
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

    Platforms

    • FIELD SURVEYS
    • FIELD INVESTIGATION

    Instruments

      None

    Researchers

    • pearson, colin (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)

    Use Constraints

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

    Please contact the chief investigator before using these data.

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_2283 when using these data

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
      • SOCIETY
      • STRUCTURE

      Dataset Language

      • ENGLISH

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • AMD/AU
      • CEOS
      • AMD

      Publications

      • Hughes, J.D., King, G.A. and O'Brien, D.J. (1996) Corrosivity in Antarctica - revelations on the nature of corrosion in the world's coldest, driest, highest and purest continent, 3th International Corrosion Conference, Melbourne
      • Hughes, J.D. (1998) Ten myths about the preservation of historic sites in Antarctica and some implications for Mawson's huts at Cape Denison, Polar Record, 36(197), 117-130
      • Hughes, J.D., Pearson, C., Daniel, V. and Cole, I. (1999) Monitoring of environmental conditions in a severe climate: How can this assist in development of conservation strategies for historic buildings and artefacts in Antarctica, 12th Triennial Meeting of the International Committee for Conservation, Lyon
      • Hughes, J.D. and Lazer, E. (2000) Importance of 'historic site' on Heard Island for protection of scientific resources and environmental management of a world heritage site, Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 133(2), 71-77

      Metadata Revision History

        2010-10-28 - record updated by Dave Connell to update the Use Constraints. 2011-11-21 - record updated by Dave Connell - minor adjustments. 2016-03-22 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

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