This data set contains surface velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, for the year 2003. Measurement period was approximately 12 months. There are approximately 250 locations in this data set.
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Surface Velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Version 1
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coverage: |
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Spatial Resolution: | Not Specified |
Temporal Coverage: |
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Temporal Resolution: | Not specified |
Parameter(s): |
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Platform(s) | GPS |
Sensor(s): | GPS, GPS RECEIVERS |
Data Format(s): |
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Version: | V1 |
Data Contributor(s): | Kurt Cuffey, Andrew Bliss, Jeffrey Kavanaugh, Sarah Aciego |
Metadata XML: | View Metadata Record |
Data Citation
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Cuffey, K. M., A. Bliss, J. Kavanaugh, and S. Aciego. 2007. Surface Velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5RV0KM7. [Date Accessed].Detailed Data Description
This data set contains surface velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, for the year 2003. The measurement period was approximately 12 months. There are approximately 250 locations in this data set. The data set includes a location name, the easting and northing coordinates (UTM), the elevation, the velocity magnitude, the east component of velocity, the north component of velocity, and the vertical component of velocity.
Data files are in comma-delimited ASCII text format viewable with spreadsheet software.
Files are named according to the following convention.
File name | File Size | Description |
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taylor_poles.dat |
18 KB | ASCII text File |
Southernmost Latitude: 78.00° S
Northernmost Latitude: 77.50° S
Westernmost Longitude: 160.00° E
Easternmost Longitude: 163.00° E
Data are available from 2002-01-30 to 2003-01-30.
The measured parameters are ice velocity and ice sheet elevation.
Parameter Range
Characteristic velocities in the accumulation and ablation zones are ~1 and 10 ma-1, respectively.
Sample Data Record
The data below are the first 10 data samples showing a location name, the northing and easting coordinates (UTM), the elevation, the velocity magnitude, the east component of velocity, the north component of velocity, and the vertical component of velocity. Please note that these data are in UTM Zone 57.
Pole
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Northing
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Easting
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Elev.
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Vel.
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Vel., E
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Vel., N
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Vel., Z
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BASE1
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1365890.965
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565545.163
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562.430
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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BASE2
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1358975.310
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556893.030
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727.470
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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BASE3
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1378334.857
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547114.660
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1342.938
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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T01A1
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1369157.184
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574805.406
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247.382
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6.809
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2.696
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6.252
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-0.108
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T01A3
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1369063.267
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574322.755
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270.435
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7.424
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2.669
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6.927
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-0.111
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T01A4
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1369431.817
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574216.654
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262.645
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6.992
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2.724
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6.436
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-0.221
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T02A1
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1368741.847
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573327.693
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308.413
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7.381
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1.129
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7.295
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-0.014
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T02A2
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1369199.880
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573244.303
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305.383
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6.995
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0.784
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6.943
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-0.321
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T02A3
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1368652.373
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572847.240
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329.268
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7.121
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0.303
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7.115
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-0.061
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T02A4
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1369129.919
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572762.343
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341.080
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7.061
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-0.043
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7.059
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-0.148
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Software and Tools
Data Acquisition and Processing
Technique used was differential GPS surveys of aluminum poles in the ice, relative to base stations on rock. Data were reduced using Trimble Geomatics software.
Global Positioning System
The data set is approximately 18 KB.
References and Related Publications
Contacts and Acknowledgments
Kurt Cuffey
Department of Geography
University of California Berkeley
507 McCone Hall
Berkeley, California 94720-4740 USA
Andrew Bliss
Department of Geography
University of California Berkeley
507 McCone Hall
Berkeley, California 94720-4740 USA
Jeffrey Kavanaugh
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
University of Alberta
1-26 Earth Sciences Building
Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E1
Sarah Aciego
ETH Zürich
Institute Isotopengeologie/Mineraology Rohstoffe
NW C 83.1 Clausiusstrasse 25 8092 Zürich
Document Information
DOCUMENT CREATION DATE
December 2007
DOCUMENT REVISION DATE
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