[Parameters: Topic='CRYOSPHERE', Term='SNOW/ICE']
Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map
Entry ID: NSIDC-0318

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Summary
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.
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Description: THERMAP Ten-meter temperature data
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Caption:  Antarctic mean temperature map
 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -65.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Dataset Originator/Creator: Daniel Dixon
Dataset Title: Antarctic Mean Temperature map
Dataset Release Date: 2007-04-04
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Version: ver. 1
Online Resource: http://newice:8000/data/nsidc-0318.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1957-01-01
Stop Date: 2003-12-31
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Platform
FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Instrument
THERMOCOUPLES Ancillary Description
THERMOMETERS Ancillary Description
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints Credit Dr. Dan Dixon, University of Maine
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: TIFF
Personnel
DANIEL A. DIXON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 207 581 2112
Fax: 207 581 1203
Email: daniel.dixon at maine.edu
Contact Address:
University of Maine
Department of Earth Sciences
5764 Sawyer Environmental Research Building
City: Orono
Province or State: Maine
Postal Code: 04469-5790
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Dixon, Daniel A . 2008. Antarctic Mean Annual Temperature Map. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital Media.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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