International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature
Entry ID:
G02201
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Summary
Abstract:
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 consisting primarily of photographs, publications, and observational data records from, and relating to, the first two International Polar Years (IPY) 1882-83 and 1932-33 and the International ... Geophysical Year (IGY)1957-58. Examples of data contained in observational records include, but are not limited to: air magnetic vertical intensity, air conductivity, atmospheric-electric observations, auroral log data, potential-gradient electrographic data, dust counts, and meteorological observations. Photographs within the collection include those from the Wilkes Station in Antarctica, the USGS survey of FletcherÂ’s Ice Island, and the DTM Geophysical Laboratory Library. Publications within this collection primarily consist of government (national and international) bulletins and reports on activities during the International Polar and International Geophysical years. Other data include audio files of interviews recorded during NCARÂ’s Oral Histories Project, and a video on Drifting Station Alpha during the IGY, published by NSIDC. Data were contributed by several institutions: the University of Colorado Libraries, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), and The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The data collection contains approximately 800 digital objects, formats of these objects include: PDF, TIFF, JPEG, MP3, and MPEG. Most objects are freely accessible and downloadable, except where prohibited by copyright. Temporal coverage of this data collection is between the years 1882 and 1958. Geographical coverage is global, with data originating from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America and relating primarily to specific glaciers and other locations in North America (Alaska and Canada) and Antarctica. All materials
without use constraints are accessible by the public through the ROCS Archives Catalog. Reference images and PDFs of publications and data are available for immediate viewing and download. Please request high resolution TIFF image files through the "/rocs/archives- catalog/index.php" Archives catalog. 
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Access ROCS Materials
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History of the IPYs
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 90.0
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S: -90.0
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E: 180.0
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W: -180.0
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
E. Coburn, R. Duerr, E. Schlagel, and A. Wallace, editors
Dataset Title:
International Polar Year Historical Data and Literature
Dataset Release Date:
2011-08-01
Dataset Release Place:
Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher:
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource:
http://nsidc.org/data/g02201.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1882-01-01
Stop Date:
2007-12-31
Quality
The Dates provided in temporal coverage are approximate only, and represent the beginning and end of the 2007 - 2009 Antarctic seasons.
The latitudes and longitudes provided in spatial coverage are approximate only.
2007-2008 Season:
Objective 1 - all available gravity data over a 40yr period has been verified, checked, calibrated and adjusted so that we have the most ... complete reduced gravity dataset for the Law Dome area. All available GPS data has been reduced from that data collected during 2004-05 field season. All available GPS data collected during 2004-05 field season has been reduced. A significant portion of the GPS data has been validated and inter compared using different reduction techniques in order to understand errors particularly in L1 pseudo range data.
This objective is now some 70% complete. The remaining work refers to the deep south lines, generally south of 70 degrees south. The gravity data have been adjusted but not yet navigated for precise position, that is, assigned WGS84 coordinates. The data entry from paper records is the current hurdle.
Objective 2 - A re-occupation of earlier survey control lines was done using GPS in season 2004-05(limited by logistical support), attempts to get back into the field in later seasons have not been possible (priority to the aircraft/runway). Attempts were made in season 07-08 to revisit some of our GPS sites to located and extend poles to save the value of the science for future seasons. This was not possible and/or not successful so if we do future work, the surveys will have to start again as past information is lost. This objective has not been possible due to the lack of field support after the first season. We are now fearful of losing all scientific value from the 2004-2005 data as the deep holes placed to determine horizontal/vertical change are now buried and are likely never to be recovered as the precision of real time location is about 2 meters and their depth will be in excess of 2 meters. The possible exception for recovery may be the 100m borehole placed by the ice core group for us
Objective 3 - a paper has been submitted to the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences (Bailey, Morgan, Lackie) and is currently in review. This paper has now been rejected, principally due to GPS positioning results which were deemed to be too good to be true. We are seeking an alternative journal.
See documentation within the download file for further information.
Access Constraints
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Distribution
Distribution Media:
HTTP
Distribution Size:
420 MB
Distribution Format:
text, excel, binary
Fees:
Free
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
+61 3 6226 2108
Fax:
+61 3 6224 0282
Email:
Richard.Coleman at utas.edu.au
Contact Address:
Centre for Spatial Information Science
School of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 76
City:
Hobart
Province or State:
Tasmania
Postal Code:
7001
Country:
Australia
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
+61 3 6232 3244
Fax:
+61 3 6232 3351
Email:
dave.connell at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City:
Kingston
Province or State:
Tasmania
Postal Code:
7050
Country:
Australia
Publications/References
Watson C., Tregoning P., Coleman R. (2006), Impact of solid Earth tide models on GPS coordinate and tropospheric time series, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L08306, doi:doi:10.1029/2005GL025538
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2006-07-27
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-02-01
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