Polar Services - Antarctic - Meta-Data Summaries (2009/10 Season) - B-236 Skidmore

B-236 Skidmore

Data Set Name:
B-236 Skidmore 2009-10

Investigator:
PI: Dr. Mark Skidmore
Institution: Montana State University
POC: Dr. Mark Skidmore
Email: skidmoremontana.edu

Data Type:
RTK GPS

Dates:
11/25/2009 

Location:
Name: McMurdo Dry Valleys
Coordinates: 77 43 17 S  162 14 44 E 
Radius: 5 km

Data Center:
Name: UNAVCO
URL: www.unavco.org
Email: archive-gpsunavco.org
Phone: 303-381-7500

Summary: UNAVCO received a late request from B-236 (Skidmore) to take GPS measurements at their Taylor Glacier study site.  The team had tunneled into the flank of the Taylor glacier to use gas analysis to obtain a detailed geomicrobiological map of the basal ice. To help with this, the group was interested in obtaining an accurate GPS fix on the entrance to the tunnel. They will use this information to reference the location of ice cores taken this season from inside the tunnel. Permission for the late request was granted by the NSF Organisms & Ecosystems Program Director.  Data was processed and archived.

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