Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map

• Main Author: Dixon, Daniel A.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2007
• Subjects: Temperature; Antarctic Glaciology; Glaciology; Antarctica; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Cryosphere; US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC); Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/609318

Abstract: The Mean Annual Temperature map was calculated by creating a contour map using compiled 10 meter firn temperature data from NSIDC and other mean annual temperature data from both cores and stations. The 10 meter data contains temperature measurements dating back to 1957 and the International Geophysical Year, including measurements from several major recent surveys. Data cover the entire continental ice sheet and several ice shelves, but coverage density is generally low. Data are stored in Microsoft Excel and Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), and are available sporadically from 1957 to 2003 via FTP.