Metadata details
lawdome_borehole_temp_1987
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- Citation
- van Ommen, T. (2023) Ice Core Borehole Temperatures, Law Dome 1987, Ver. 2, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.26179/5dca396372c0c, Accessed: 2026-05-20
- Title
- Ice Core Borehole Temperatures, Law Dome 1987
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.26179/5dca396372c0c
- Created Date
- 2014-06-09
- Revision Date
- 2023-05-19
- Expected Date of Data Release
- 2023-05-19
- Data Version
- 2
- Parent record
- None
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
A compilation of temperature measurements taken from ice core boreholes on Law Dome in the 1987 season. Includes detailed notes on measuring methodology, and papers on the interpretation of results from the specific equipment used to record the temperatures, as well as calibration work done.
A text file of blended borehole temperature readings for the Law Dome DSS (Dome Summit South) site is available for download. A copy of the referenced publication is available to AAD staff.
van Ommen, T. D., V. I. Morgan, T. H. Jacka, S. Woon and A. Elcheikh (1999) Near-surface temperatures in the Dome Summit South (Law Dome, East Antarctica) borehole Annals of Glaciology, 29. 141-144.
Scanned copies of the original logs and observations are available for download from the provided URL. The downloadable dataset contains the following files:
Glaciology Ice Core Borehole Temperatures Law Dome 1987.pdf
Glaciology Survey Work on Law Dome 1987.pdf
Glaciology Traverse Summaries Law Dome 1987.pdf
TOBS_BLEND.txt
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
A copy of the referenced publication is available for download at the provided URL to AAD staff.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 1987-01-01 - Stop date: 1987-12-31
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
Additional Keywords
- DSS
- LAW DOME
Locations
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > LAW DOME
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
- CORING DEVICES
- TEMPERATURE PROFILERS
Researchers
- van ommen, tas (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- anderson, jason (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=lawdome_borehole_temp_1987 when using these data.
Project
ISO Topic
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Dataset Language
- English
Orignating Centre
- Australian Antarctic Division
Dataset Progress
- COMPLETE
IDN Node
- CEOS
- AMD/AU
- ACE/CRC
- AMD
Publications
- van Ommen, T. D., V. I. Morgan, T. H. Jacka, S. Woon and A. Elcheikh (1999) Near-surface temperatures in the Dome Summit South (Law Dome, East Antarctica) borehole, Annals of Glaciology, 29, 141-144
Metadata Revision History
2016-06-28 - record created by Jason Anderson. 2016-06-28 - record updated by Dave Connell to add RM8 information. 2019-11-12 - record updated by Dave Connell to add data provided by Jason Roberts. 2023-05-19 - record updated by Dave Connell to add scanned copies of the logs.
