Abstract:
We have an archive of RAOB data available to the public via ftp. Presently, from 1980-1993 for all of Antarctica is available, along with 1956-1979 for McMurdo, and 1994-present for McMurdo and South Pole only. We also archive the significant and mandatory levels of radiosonde data, in addition to the files November 1996.
Use Constraints
Uses of this digital geologic map should not violate the spatial resolution of the data. Although the digital form of the data removes the constraint imposed by the scale of a paper map, the detail and accuracy inherent in map scale are also present in the digital data. The fact that this database was edited for a scale of 1:100,000 means ... that higher resolution information is not present in the dataset. Plotting at scales larger than 1:100,000 will not yield greater real detail, although it may reveal fine-scale irregularities below the intended resolution of the database. Similarly, where this database is used in combination with other data of higher resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lower resolution of these data.
Open-File Services Section
U.S. Geological Survey
P.O. BOX 25425
City:
Denver
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80225
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Oppo, D.W. and S.J. Lehman, 1995, Suborbital timescale variability of North Atlantic Deep Water during the past 200,000 years, Paleoceanography 10(5), pp 901-910.
