Data Set Citation
Fountain AG.Taylor Glacier Roving Meteorology Station.
knb-lter-mcm.7001.1 (http://metacat.lternet.edu:8080/knb/metacat/knb-lter-mcm.7001.1/mcm).
Metadata download:Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Short Name:knb-lter-mcm.7001.1
Online Distribution Info:
Download File:
http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/rovers/taylor/Taylor_rover.html
Data Set Owner(s):
Individual: Andrew Fountain
Address:
Department of Geology,
17 Cramer Hall,
1721 SW Broadway,
Portland State University ,
Portland, OR 97207-0751 USA
Phone:
(503)725-3022 (voice)
Email Address:
fountaina@pdx.edu
Metadata Provider(s):
Organization:McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Address:
Byrd Polar Research Center ,
108 Scott Hall,
1090 Carmack Rd,
Columbus, OH 43210-1002 USA
Phone:
614-292-3229 (voice)
Phone:
(614) 292-4697 (fax)
Email Address:
mcmlter@bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu
Associated Party:
Individual: Hassan Basagic
Address:
Department of Geology,
Portland State University ,
Portland, OR 97207-0751 USA
Email Address:
basagic@pdx.edu
Role:
Associated Researcher
Abstract:
 
Data in this file comes from various temporary stations set up on the Taylor Glacier since the '97-'98 Antarctic field season. These stations were established by Karen Lewis, Gayle Dana, Robin Johnston and Thomas Nylen. For information concerning each station, see general details and file description. Some files for the same station were combined
Keywords:
 
  • glacier (theme)
  • ice temperature (theme)
  • air temperature (theme)
  • RH (theme)
  • shortwave radiation (theme)
  • distance (theme)
  • wind direction (theme)
  • wind speed (theme)
Additional Information:
 
Notes about this Metadata
Due to the complexity of collection methods and locations and the number of data files, the Taylor Glacier Roving Meteorology Station's metadata will be primary stored in an HTML format at the following URL: http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/rovers/taylor/Taylor_rover.html
Citations
Doran, Peter T., Gayle L. Dana, Jordan T. Hastings and Robert A. Wharton, Jr. 1995. McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER): LTER automatic weather network (LAWN). Antarctic Journal of the U.S. 30(5): 276-280.
Notes
Data contained in these files has been subjected to quality control standards imposed by the investigator. The user of this data should be aware that, while efforts have been taken to ensure that these data are of the highest quality, there is no guarantee of perfection for the data contained herein and the possibility of errors exists. If you encounter questionable data, please contact the MCM LTER data manager so that the data can be corrected or qualified. Thus, these data may be modified and future data will be appended.
License and Usage Rights:
 
MCM LTER data may be used freely with the following restrictions:
The Principal Investigator be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions. The Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any resultant publications. A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to the McMurdo data manager and principal investigator. The end-user follow the guidelines set forth in the LTER Network Data Access Policy, Data Access Requirements, and General Data Use Agreement found at http://www.mcmlter.org/data_guidelines.htm
Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description: The Taylo glacier roving station was placed at various locations around Taylor Glacier in Taylor Valley, Antarcica
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  162  degrees
East:  163.6  degrees
North:  -77.2  degrees
South:  -77.8  degrees
Mimimum Altitude:0  meter
Maximum Altitude:1000  meter
Temporal Coverage:
Begin:
1994
End:
1999
Contact:
Organization:McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Position:Data Manager
Address:
Byrd Polar Research Center ,
108 Scott Hall,
1090 Carmack Rd,
Columbus, OH 43210-1002 USA
Phone:
614-292-3229 (voice)
Email Address:
mcmlter@bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu
Publisher:
Organization:McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Address:
Byrd Polar Research Center ,
108 Scott Hall,
1090 Carmack Rd,
Columbus, OH 43210-1002 USA
Phone:
(614) 292-4697 (fax)
Methods Info:
Step 1:  
Description:
See general details and file description for each station for details on the methods found at URL http://www.mcmlter.org/data/meteorology/rovers/taylor/Taylor_rover.html