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Borehole optical televiewer (OPTV) logs from the northern sector of Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica

These are digital optical televiewer (OPTV) logs of five boreholes drilled by hot water to ~100 m depth in Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Boreholes were drilled in austral summers of 2014 and 2015 in order to investigate the internal properties of the ice shelf, and specifically the influence of surface melting and melt pond formation on those properties.

These data are part of the NERC-funded MIDAS ('Impact of surface melt and ponding on ice shelf dynamics and stability') research project, with grant references NE/L006707/1 and NE/L005409/1. Borehole density and temperature profiles are also available, as are other MIDAS datasets.

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Date (Creation)
2018-02-02
Date (Revision)
2018-02-02
Date (Publication)
2018-02-02
Date (released)
2018-02-02
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None
Unique resource identifier
https://doi.org/10.5285/5f545c54-6d76-4328-ba10-9a358456f035
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Unique resource identifier
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01061
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https://data.bas.ac.uk/
Unique resource identifier
NE/L006707/1
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Unique resource identifier
NE/L005409/1
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Please cite this item as: Hubbard, B., & Ashmore, D. (2018). Borehole optical televiewer (OPTV) logs from the northern sector of Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica (Version None) [Data set]. Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK. https://doi.org/10.5285/5f545c54-6d76-4328-ba10-9a358456f035
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completed Completed
Author
  University of Liverpool - Hubbard, Bryn ( Researcher )
Author
  University of Liverpool - Ashmore, David ( Researcher )
Point of contact
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Ice Growth/Melt
Theme
  • Antarctic Ice Shelf
  • Ice boreholes
  • Larsen C Ice Shelf
  • Optical televiewer
Place
  • Larsen C Ice Shelf Antarctica
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Elevation
  • Meteorological geographical features
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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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Begin date
2014-11-01
End date
2015-12-31
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
Publisher
  European Petroleum Survey Group
https://www.epsg-registry.org/
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
Version
6.18.3

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  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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Methodology:

The datasets are optical televiewer logs from five boreholes drilled to approaching 100 m depth along flow-lines extending from Cabinet Inlet and Whirlwind Inlet on Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica, in austral summers of 2014 and 2015. They were acquired using slimhole logging equipment manufactured by Robertson Geologging Ltd. These logs are presented in whole or in part in Hubbard and others (2016) and Ashmore and others (2017).

OPTV logs were located (at the time of logging) as follows:

Borehole; Lat., Lon. (decimal degrees); Coordinate date

CI_0; -66.403, -63.376; Nov 2014

CI_22; -66.588, -63.212; Nov 2015

CI_120; -67.000, -61.486; Nov 2015

WI_0; -67.444, -64.953; Dec 2015

WI_70; -67.500, -63.336; Dec 2015

Data collection:

Logs were acquired using Robertson Geologging OPTV probe, mini winch and Micrologger II. Logs were analysed using ALT WellCad and BIFAT (Malone et al. 2013) software.

Data quality:

Images are unaltered from those logged in the field. The OPTV technique is described by Hubbard and others (2008).

Most, but not all, OPTV logs are at a resolution of 360 pixels around the borehole and at a vertical resolution of 1 mm.

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Date stamp
2018-02-02
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Point of contact
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
 
 

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Keywords

Antarctic Ice Shelf Ice boreholes Larsen C Ice Shelf Optical televiewer
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Elevation Meteorological geographical features
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Ice Growth/Melt

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