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Antarctica Soil Climate Research Stations

Nine long-term soil-climate stations in Antarctica were set up to study the effects of latitude, elevation, and soil age. Stations monitor soil temperature, soil water content, air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, and wind (speed and direction). Stations: Bull Pass, Bull Pass East, Don Juan Pond, Granite Harbour, Marble Point, Minna Bluff, Mt. Fleming, Scott Base, Victoria Valley. Information and data presented for each station cover Personnel; Description of Station, Data, and Soils; Graphic Display of Data (HTML); Download Data (daily averages) by Year, (Excel).

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FieldValue
Tags
soil climate
Modified
2022-12-06
Release Date
2019-07-31
Frequency
Continuously
Identifier
038deb8a-0283-407b-b381-ab59eefb470c
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-201.78451538086 -78.756283548418, -201.78451538086 -76.767144264956, -190.93002319336 -76.767144264956, -190.93002319336 -78.756283548418))
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location
Bull Pass, Bull Pass East, Don Juan Pond, Granite Harbour, Marble Point, Minna Bluff, Mt. Fleming, Scott Base, and Victoria Valley Stations, Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys and other ice-free areas of the Ross Island Region of Antarctica
Temporal Coverage
January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2018
License
U.S. Public Domain
Contact Name
Seybold, Cathy
Contact Email
cathy.seybold@lin.usda.gov
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:027 - Department of Agriculture - Conservation Operations
Bureau Code
005:53 - Natural Resources Conservation Service
Extended Metadata: 
FieldValue
Authors
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Peer Reviewed
No
Funding Sources
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Primary Article

Seybold, C. A., Harms, D. S., Balks, M., Aislabie, J., Paetzold, R. F., Kimble, J., & Sletten, R. (2009). Soil Climate Monitoring Project in the Ross Island Region of Antarctica. Soil Horizons, 50(2), 52. https://doi.org/10.2136/sh2009.2.0052

AgID: 10113/32239
Product Type
Dataset
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Preferred Dataset Citation
Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Soil Climate Research Station Data - Antarctica. Available online at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/survey/climate/. Accessed [month/day/year].
FieldValue
ISO Topic(s)
environment
geoscientificInformation
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Term
climate change
soil temperature
soil water
research facilities
air temperature
Antarctica
McMurdo Sound
age of soil
latitude
soil water content
relative humidity
solar radiation
wind
cold soils
climatic factors
Ag Data Commons Keywords
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Soil
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Weather and Climate
  • Agroecosystems & Environment

Suggested Citations:

(original article) Seybold, C. A., Harms, D. S., Balks, M., Aislabie, J., Paetzold, R. F., Kimble, J., & Sletten, R. (2009). Soil Climate Monitoring Project in the Ross Island Region of Antarctica. Soil Horizons, 50(2), 52. https://doi.org/10.2136/sh2009.2.0052

(dataset) Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Soil Climate Research Station Data - Antarctica. Available online at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/survey/climate/. Accessed [month/day/year].