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2020-06-25

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2020-06-25

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2020-06-25

Date (released)

2020-06-25

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1.0

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https://doi.org/10.5285/1fd6ab5a-3139-4a12-99d3-2ba0c0213744

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GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01340

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https://data.bas.ac.uk/

Other citation details

Please cite this item as: Smith, A., Makinson, K., & Nicholls, K. (2020). Borehole thermometry data from Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, 2007 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/1fd6ab5a-3139-4a12-99d3-2ba0c0213744

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completed Completed

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Maintenance note

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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords

• EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets
• EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow/Ice Temperature

Theme

• Borehole thermometry
• RABID Project
• Rutford Ice Stream
• West Antarctica
• ice stream,

Place

• Rutford Ice Stream Antarctica

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Elevation
• Meteorological geographical features

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Open Government Licence v3.0

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This data is governed by the NERC Data Policy: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/nerc/our-policies-and-standards/nerc-data-policy/

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Topic category

• Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
• Environment
• Geoscientific information

Begin date

2007-02-10

End date

2007-02-10

Supplemental Information

It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.

Date (Publication)

2008-11-12

Unique resource identifier

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031

Version

6.18.3

Hierarchy level

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Statement

Methodology:

In February 2005 a string of thermistors was lowered down the upper 300 m of a hot-water drilled borehole on Rutford Ice Stream (West Antarctica), once the drilling activities had been completed. Prior to deployment each thermistor had been calibrated. Wires to each thermistor extended down from the surface. The upper thermistor was positioned 15 m below the surface; below this, thermistors were spaced at 31.5 m intervals. Below ~60 m the hole was filled with water, above this it was air-filled. The top of the hole was then covered. Over time, the water in the borehole will have frozen and the excess heat remaining from the drilling activity will have dissipated. At various times over the following 2 years the temperature at the depth of each thermistor was determined by precise measurements of the resistance of each thermistor using the wires at the surface. The temperature measurements provided were taken in February 2007.

Data collection:

The thermistors used were 3K3A Betatherm.

Data quality:

Each thermistor was calibrated in a temperature-controlled water bath prior to deployment.

Temperature-measurement accuracy was +/- 0.01 °C (Barret et al., 2009).

The depth of each thermistor beneath the surface was accurate to better than +/- 10 cm at the time of installation.

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