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1. soil sampling from glacier-retreat regions in Svalbard in 2012 [KPDC_SSGRR_SVALVARD_2012]
The research area involves the glacier-retreat regions in Vestre Lovenbreen, Midtre Lovenbreen and Austre Lovenbreen, which are located in Kongsfijorden in Svalvard, Norway. We collected our soil ...


2. soil sampling from glacier-retreat regions in Svalvard in 2011 [KPDC_SSGRR_SVALVARD_2011]
The research area involves the glacier-retreat region in Vestre Lovenbreen and Midtre Lovenbreen which are located in Kongsfijorden in Svalvard, Norway. We collected our soil samples along a transect ...


3. soil sampling from long-term climate manipulation plots in Zackenberg, Greenland in 2011 [KPDC_SSLMP_GREENLAND_2011]
There are two long-term monitoring plots which have different dominated plant species (Cassiope tetragona and Salix arctica) in Zackenberg. Each plot has five climate manipulation treatment with five ...


4. Geology of possible runway sites in the Davis region, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica [ANARE-98]
From the abstract of the referenced publication: Five possible runway sites have been proposed within 4 km of Davis on the northwestern part of Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Most are on on thin, ...


5. soil sampling from long-term climate manipulatioin plots in Zackenberg, Greenland in 2012 [KPDC_SSLTMP_GREENLAND_2012]
There are two long-term monitoring plots which have different dominated plant species (Cassiope tetragona and Salix arctica). Each plot has five climate manipulation treatments with five replication. ...


6. Soil samples in Alaska in 2012 [KPDC_SS_ALA_2012]
Fifteen soil core (around one meter) samples were collected in the permafrost region of Council, Alaska in 2012. We took three cores for replication from five sampling sites. Three of them had different ...


7. ANTARCTIC PERMAFROST AND CLIMATE CHANGE-PICTO 36155-2005 [CDA_AR-ANTARCTICPERMAFROSTANDCLIMATECHANGUE-PICTO36155-2005]
ENGLISH The project is aimed at enhanced knowledge of the present morphology and structure of Antarctic permafrost and the interpretation of the permafrost evolution and the cryogenic processes and ...


8. Environmental protection, management and classification of terrestrial ecosystems in the Ross Sea Region [K123_2010_2012_NZ_3]
Soil samples from a diverse range of soil types have been collected from the Wright and Victoria Valley Systems, to determine whether soil distribution patterns aid prediction of microbial abundance ...


9. IPA-IPY Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP) Snapshot Borehole Inventory, Version 1.0 [G02190]
During the planning and implementation of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007 - 2009, the International Permafrost Association (IPA) coordinated the acquisition of permafrost temperature data ...


10. International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature [G02201]
The International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature collection (formerly known as the Discovery and Access of Historic Literature from the IPYs (DAHLI) project) is an online data collection ...


11. Ground temperatures in ice-cemented ground at Linnaeus Terrace, Dry Valleys, Antarctica [ggd6]
Soil temperatures were measured with Campbell 107 soil thermistors. Thermistors were placed at 0, 17, 23 (just above the ice-cemented permafrost) and 40 cm depth. To emplace the sensors, first a soil ...


12. New Zealand Antarctic Soils Database [ggd25]
This data set includes the New Zealand National soils database, a comprehensive collection of data relating to Antarctic soils, permafrost, and frozen ground conditions. Data are from about 800 sites ...


13. Micrometeorology, soil temperatures (PermaAntarctica), Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands [ggd205]
This data set consists of micrometeorological tower data from Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands (periantarctic). Parameters include summer heat flux balance, soil heat flux, and active ...


14. Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS) [G01175]
The Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS) CD-ROM contains data sets and information products pertaining to permafrost and frozen ground topics. CAPS was originally compiled by the International ...


15. Ice-wedge cracking and thermal conditions, Adventdalen, Svalbard [NIPR_ARTIC_TSP_ICE-WEDGE]
Vertical and horizontal movements of ice-wedge troughs, ground temperature and moisture in the active layer and uppermost permafrost (down to 2 m).


16. GPR surveys, meteorological and hydrology data from the Joyce, Garwood and Hobbs glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys to investigate glacier-permafrost interactions [K064_2008_2010_NZ_1]
The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of the interactions between glaciers and their permafrost beds that will permit models of glaciers to realistically parameterise ice motion. Improvement ...


17. Soil chemistry and soil CO2 concentration and isotopic composition from sites in Taylor Valley and the Lake Wellman area [K072_2008_2010_NZ_1]
This study aimed to understand the origin and dynamics of pedogenic carbonate in Antarctic soils, with a long-term view to understanding the formation of carbonate and the storage and turnover of ...


18. Microclimate and soil climate data in Dry Valleys [UW_Dry_Valley_Datalogging]
The data set contains microclimate and soil temperature data at 5 sites in the MCM Dry Valleys.


19. Soil studies of the Ross Sea Region 1959-2009 [K150_1959_2009_NZ_1]
Antarctic soils have been investigated in the Ross Sea Region for 50 years. The cumulative studies have resulted in a large literature base of knowledge on various subjects on the soils from various ...


20. Data on geomorphology, neotectonics, soils, permafrost and freshwater in the Antarctic Peninsula region. [CNDP-ESP_GEOANT-UAM]   CHILD DIFs
In English: This dataset contains registered data on studies carried out by the research group on Geology from the University Autonoma of Madrid (GEOANT). Data about geomorphology, neotectonics, ...


21. Data on geomorphology, soils and permafrost in the Antarctic Peninsula region. [CNDP-ESP_GEOANT-UAM_Geomorphology-Soils-Permafrost]   PARENT DIF
In English: Data on geomorphology, soils and permafrost in the Antarctic Peninsula region from projects of the research group on geology of the University Autonoma of Madrid (GEOANT). General geomorphology, ...


22. Monitoring of permafrost temperatures at Marble Point and Bull Pass, Wright Valley [K123_2005_2007_NZ_1]
Bore holes were drilled in bedrock near existing climate monitoring stations at Marble Point and Bull Pass, Wright Valley to monitor permafrost temperatures at depths of up to 30m and to drill till ...


23. Soil, relic ice, permafrost, Hart Ash and granite samples from the Lower Victoria Valley, Beacon Valley, near the Meserve Glacier in Wright Valley, and Kennar Valley to determine the deposition of this ice [K047_2004_2006_NZ_1]
Ancient glacial ice that has stagnated and lies buried underneath rock debris has been found in the Beacon Valley and more recently in several other valleys. This ice poses the possibility of obtaining ...


24. Inventory of Candidate Boreholes database [GTN-P_boreholes]
The Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) was initiated by the International Permafrost Association (IPA) to organize and manage ...


25. Geophysical surveys (electromagnetic and GPR) of hydrocarbon contaminated soils at Scott Base, Marble Point, Bull Pass and Lake Vida [K054_2000_2002_NZ_1]
To determine how hydrocarbon contamination of Antarctic soils alters the geophysical response, and if so what was the nature of this response, was investigated at Scott Base with electromagnetic and ...


26. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and Photogrammetry, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), electromagnetic and topography data of polygonal patterned ground in the Victoria and Beacon Valleys [K054_2006_2007_NZ_1]
To understand the subsurface properties of polygonal patterned ground (PPG) and to attempt to resolve competing theories of PPG activity, non-invasive, non-destructive geophysical methods were used ...


27. Analysis of soil profile samples and ice cores from Columnar Valley and Pearce Valley to determine the nature and origin of massive ground ice [K047_2002_2003_NZ_1]
To investigate the nature and origin of massive ground ice and to establish whether it has the potential to yield palaeoclimatic data, a set of shallow ice cores and samples were collected from Columnar ...


28. Soil pit description and analysis (thin sections, cation and anion chemistry of soluble salts) from Beacon, Arena and Pearce Valley to determine the origin of ground ice at high elevations in the Dry Valleys [K047_2001_2002_NZ_1]
The origin of ground ice at high elevations (>1000m) throughout the Dry Valleys of Antarctica was investigated as the origin is unclear because there is no obvious comtemporary source of water. A ...


29. Investigation of evaporation and biodegradation of fuel spills in Antarctica - a chemical approach using GC-FID [fuel_evaporation]
Evaporation Model for hydrocarbon spills. Developed by the Australian Antarctic Division to simulate fractionation of Special Antarctic Blend (SAB) and other diesel range fuels during ...


30. WDC for Glaciology, Boulder/NSIDC Information Center Library Collection [G00787]
Bibliographic information for documents held by the Information Center (Library) of the World Data Center-A for Glaciology and by the National Snow and Ice Data Center is stored in an ...


31. Soil profile descriptions, Lake Wellman region, Antarctica [K123_2007_2008_NZ]
We sampled a chronosequence of soils on moraines in the Darwin Mountains ranging from early Holocene (10 ky) to mid Quaternary (ca 900 ky) in age to test if the structure and diversity of microbial ...


32. Geocryological and Paleoclimatic Conditions, Engineering Design and Construction on Anthropogenic Area of Marambio Island [CDA_AR_FROZEN_GROUND_MARAMBIO_I]
English: Project No 17 2002-2004 The Marambio Island (Seymour) is situated in the continuous permafrost zone of the Antarctic Peninsula. The ground conditions at this island determinate the existence ...


33. IPY-132-CANADA #186-POLAR BIOREM-BIORESTORATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS AND SEDIMENTS NEAR SCIENTIFIC STATIONS IN POLAR REGIONS [CDA_AR-IPY-132_POLAR_BIOREM]
PROJECT CANADA #186 FOR IPY: WITH THE COLLABORATION OF FRANCE AND ARGENTINE SCIENTIST Arctic: June 2007 to August 2008 Antarctic: December 2006 to April 2008 Scientific ...


34. The Permafrost in the Antarctic Peninsula [IAA_PREDIF_OO1]
Since 1990, the joint Argentine (Instituto Antarctico Argentino, IAA), Japanese (Institute of Low Temperature Science, ILTS), and, recently, Italian (Third University of Rome) group "Criologia" has ...


35. The Permafrost in the Antarctic Peninsula [CDA_AR_GEO_PREDIF_PERMFROS_DATA]
Since 1990, the joint Argentine (Instituto Antarctico Argentino, IAA), Japanese (Institute of Low Temperature Science, ILTS), and, recently, Italian (Third University of Rome) group "Criologia" has ...


36. Cryology Data from Automatic Recording Stations on James Ross Island, Antarctica [CDA_AR_CRIOLOGY_DATA]   CHILD DIFs
The data includes air, soil, and basement temperatures from various automatic recording stations in Antarctica.


37. Air Temperature Conditions and Climatic-Geomorphological Characteristics of James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula [CDA_AR_GEO_J.ROSS_CLIMATOLOGY]
Air temperature observations were carried out in Riscos Rink, James Ross Island during 1995 and 1996. Mean annual air temperature, and freezing and thawing indices in 1996 were -6.8 degrees C, 274 ...


38. Glaciological Studies on Vega Island [CDA_AR_GEO_GLAF_VEGA_ISLAND]
Field activities for the 1999/2000 summer campaign: Glaciology Group: a) Stake network surveying and computation of net balamce, ice velocities and ice deformation in selected places of Vega Island, ...


39. Geotechnical survey carried out on the top plateau of Marambio Island [CDA_AR_MARAMBIO_RUNWAY_SURVEY]
Here are submitted the results of a geotechnical survey carried out on the top plateau of Marambio (Seymour) Island, where Marambio base and its runway are located. The present runway frequently shows ...


40. Cryology Data from Lachman Hornfels, James Ross Island, Permafrost Monitoring Station [CDA_AR_CRIOLOGY_LACHMAN_HORNFEL]   PARENT DIF
Since 2000, air, soil and basement temperatures have been recorded at specified intervals with soil and basement temperatures measured to 8 m in depth.


41. Cryology Data from Riscos Tumbledown, James Ross Island, Permafrost Monioring Station [CDA_AR_CRIO_RISCOS_TUMBLEDOWN]   PARENT DIF
Since 2001, the Riscos Tumbledown Permafrost Monitoring Station on James Ross Island has been measuring:: - Air temperature; - Soil temperature; and - Basement temperature to 2m in depth.


42. Cryology Data at Riscos Rink, James Ross Island, Permafrost Monitoring Station [CDA_AR_CRIOLOGY_RISCOS_RINK_JRI]   PARENT DIF
Since 1995, the "Riscos Rink" Permafrost Monitoring Automatic Recorder Station has been recording: Air temperature Soil temperature Basement temperature on the active area of permafrost ...


43. Cryology Data from Lachman Costa, James Ross Island, Permafrost Monitoing Station [CDA_AR_CRIOLOGY_LACHMAN_COSTA]   PARENT DIF
Since 1995, the "Lachman Costa", JRI. Permafrost Monitoring Station, positioned at 8 m height, has been gathering the following data: Air temperature; Soil temperature; and Basement ...


44. Data from the "MARAMBIO VOR" Permafrost Monitoring Automatic Recorder Station [CDA_AR_CRIOLOGY_MARAMBIO_VOR]   PARENT DIF
Since 1992, "MARAMBIO VOR" Permafrost Monitoring Automatic Recorder Station has been recording: Air temperature; Soil temperature; and Basement temperature down to 10 meters in depth.


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