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The Data Access Portal has information in 3 columns. An outline of the content in these columns is provided above. When first entering the search interface, all potential datasets are listed. Datasets are indicated in the map and results tabulation elements which are located in the middle column. The order of results can be modified using the "Sort by" option in the left column. On top of this column is normally relevant guidance information to user presented as collapsible elements.
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This dataset shows the distribution og the Quaternary sediments on the seabed. Based on analog reflection seismic data, seabed sampling and digital data from modern mapping with reflection seismic and multibeam sonar, the interpretation is made to describe the genesis of the submarine deposits. The dataset covers areas of the Norwegian continental shelf and Skagerrak.
The automated nivological station was installed in November 2020 in a flat area over the tundra about 80 meters far from the Gruvebadet Atmospheric Laboratory and nearby a snow sampling site from where weekly snow samples are collected for chemical analysis. Sensors (Pt100 1/3 DIN) have been calibrated by their companies before installation and are connected to a datalogger for continuous acquisition. For all the parameters, data are logged with 10-minute time resolution and then averaged over 1 hour. This activity is carried out by the Aldo Pontremoli Centre part of the Joint Research Agreement ENI-CNR, in the framework of the SnowCorD project (SIOS Core Data).
The automated station is operating at the Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower since 2010, which is in a tundra site almost flat, located in the Kolhaugen area. The station is part of a complex infrastructure where multi-disciplinary observations are routinely performed. The instrument used for the meauserements is a PT100 thermocouple. This activity is carried out in the framework of the SnowCorD project (SIOS Core Data).
The automated station to measures snow cover is operating at the Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower since 2010, which is in a tundra site almost flat, located in the Kolhaugen area. The station is part of a complex infrastructure where multi-disciplinary observations are routinely performed. Data were collected using an ultrasonic distance sensor. This activity is carried out in the framework of the SnowCorD project (SIOS Core Data).
The automated nivological station was installed in November 2020 in a flat area over the tundra about 80 meters far from the Gruvebadet Atmospheric Laboratory and nearby a snow sampling site from where weekly snow samples are collected for chemical analysis. Sensors (NESA LU06) have been calibrated by their companies before installation and are connected to a datalogger for continuous acquisition. For all the parameters, data are logged with 10-minute time resolution and then averaged over 1 hour. This activity is carried out by the Aldo Pontremoli Centre part of the Joint Research Agreement ENI-CNR, in the framework of the SnowCorD project (SIOS Core Data).
This dataset provides satellite-detected surface features in Dronning Maud Land Ice Shelves that have been digitized. We used RADARSAT-2 imagery (Wide fine mode with approximate resolutions of 5-8 m) collected between 13 November 2014 and 4 December 2014. These features were categorized into 7 primary groups: (1) longitudinal stripes, (2) crevasses, (3) rifts, (4) ice rises and ice rumples, (5) blocks, (6) areas rich with above-mentioned features, (7) calving front. Because of high population of individual crevasses and rifts, we did not digitize all of them; we marked such high population areas and digitized some typical features to show their typical shapes and orientations.
Feature Groups
- Longitudinal stripes
- Longitudinal stripe
- Crevasses
- Individual crevasses
- Crevassed area
- Rifts
- Rift
- Rifted Area
- Ice rises and ice rumples
- Isle-type ice rise and ice rumple
- Promontory-type ice rise
- Stripe on isle-type ice rise and ice rumple
- Stripe on promontory-type ice rise
- Cluster of small isle-type ice rises and ice rumples
- Blocks
- Iceberg
- Area with many icebergs
- Block within ice shelf
- Areas rich with above-mentioned features
- Area with crevasses and blocks
- Area with crevasses and rifts
- Area with crevasses and longitudinal stripes
- Area with crevasses, rifts, and blocks
- Onset area of short longitudinal stripes
- Calving front
- Calving front
Date Formats
The dataset has two separate shape files, (1) line features and (2) area (polygon) features. We also provide QGIS’s project file and style files with which these features in the two shape files are visualized together.
These data are results from investigations of subglacial meltwater drainage in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, as part of a publication on subglacial lakes identified from satellite altimetry data (Arthur et al., Submitted). The predicted subglacial drainage in the region is based on an ensemble of 50 stochastic simulations of ice sheet bed elevation grids based on Bedmap3 ice thickness data (Fremand et al., 2023; https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2695-2023). The simulated bed were generated following the approach of Shackleton et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JF007269). The individual water routing for each simulated bed was done by estimating the subglacial hydraulic potential using the bed elevation and ice surface elevation raster and routing water down the steepest hydraulic potential gradient. The subglacial stream probability raster represents predicted drainage over the ensemble as probability of a stream being predicted at each grid cell. The results are in raster format (.tif) and are projected in an EPSG: 3031 Antarctic Polar Stereographic coordinate system.
Digital geological map of Svalbard at the scale of 1:750000.
Subdivision of geology is according to stratigraphic group, subgroup or formation, depending on which is best applicable to the given scale. Where no formations are defined in parts of the geological basement, lithological units are defined instead
Quality
Spatial Reference: WGS84/UTM zone 33N (EPSG: 32633)
Upwelling and downwelling longwave and shortwave radiation and shortwave albedo from station deployed out on the ice floe, nearby surface meteorology observations.
WP2
Quality
Albedo data is on a different time step and is a heavily processed version of a subset of the the radiation data, see attributes in the NetCDF files and the READMEs:
Surface mass balance (SMB) for varying time periods in the past three decades were obtained by dating tracked radar reflectors. These estimated cover two ice rises (Djupranen and Leningradkollen) and the Nivlisen Ice Shelf between them in central Dronning Maud Land. This dataset consists of (i) processed radargrams used to obtain the SMB (ii) tracked reflectors with age, two-way travel time, depth, and estimated SMB and, (iii) period wise surface mass balance estimates. The data are presented as:
(i) Daily retrieved (year/month/date) processed radargrams as HDF structure files consisting of following variables: • lon: longitudes in decimal degrees • lat: latitudes in decimal degrees • x: x coordinate (m) in a polar stereographic projection EPSG:3031 • y: y coordinate (m) in a polar stereographic projection EPSG:3031 • z: elevations (m) above the WGS84 ellipsoid • wfm: matrix with radar amplitude data. • fwfm: filtered wave form i.e. matrix with radar amplitude data. • dist: distance (m) from the starting point along the profile • twt: two-way-travel time (ns) vector
(ii) Each ‘reflectors_age_depth_SMB’ files consisting of tracked reflectors and associated SMB (meter ice equivalent per year or m i.e. a-1). Each file has following variables: • name: name of the reflector tracked • lon: longitudes in decimal degrees • lat: latitudes in decimal degrees • x: x coordinate (m) in a polar stereographic projection • y: y coordinate (m) in a polar stereographic projection • twt: two-way-travel time (ns) • age (years): age of reflector (with reference to year 2016/2017 surface) • SMB: surface mass balance (m i.e a-1) • depth: Ice equivalent depth (m i.e.) from the surface 2016/2017
(iii) ESRI shapefiles consisting of SMB in meter ice equivalent (m i.e. a-1) for a specific period. Each file has following variables: • name: name of the reflector tracked with the years and period • x: x coordinate (m) in a polar stereographic projection • y: y coordinate (m) in a polar stereographic projection • SMB: surface mass balance (m i.e a-1)
Quality
If you use the dataset in presentations and publications please also refer to the peer-reviewed paper (Pratap others, 2021, accepted), where the data is described in more detail.
Contact person: Kenichi Matsuoka (kenichi.matsuoka@npolar.no) This work was part of the MADICE (Mass balance, dynamics, and climate of the central Dronning Maud Land coast, East Antarctica) project co-led by the Norwegian Polar Institute in Norway and National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research in India (https://www.npolar.no/prosjekter/madice/).
Dataset of annual mass balances of Svenbreen, a small valley glacier in Central Spitsbergen, 2010/2011 - 2017/2018
To date (31st Jan 2020), the data have not been published in an article in a peer-reviewed journal, which is planned for 2021 or 2022, following the completion of ten years of measurements. It is possible that the exact values might differ slightly between this dataset and the planned paper due to differences in methodology, eg. updated glacier hypsometries. If this dataset is of your interest, please check Jakub Malecki’s publication record for the most up-to-date data..
Quality
Annual mass balance of Svenbreen has been measured with a glaciological method since 2010/2011, typically between 1st and 15th day of September every year. Ablation stake network comprises 12-16 stakes distributed along the glacier tongue and in two (out of three) high-elevation sections, i.e. in the cirque and along an ice patch leading towards neighbouring glacier Hoelbreen.
Kartdata tilpasset målestokksområdet 1:100 000 til 1:300 000 for landarealet av Svalbard. Kartdataene er en generalisering av S100 Kartdata.
Map data adapted for the scale range 1:100 000 to 1:300 000 for the land area of Svalbard. The map data is a generalization of S100 Kartdata.
Quality
Deler av kartgrunnlaget er av eldre dato og ikke egnet for navigasjon. Dataene er generalisert fra S100 Kartdata. —– Parts of the map data are of older dates and not suited for navigation. The data are generalized from S100 Kartdata.
This dataset provides ice thickness calculated using deep-sounding (2 MHz antenna frequency) radar profiles over three ice rises Blåskimen Island, Kupol Ciolkovskogo and Kupol Moskovskij, Fimbul Ice Shelf, western Dronning Maud land. Ice thickness was estimated by converting the two way travel time of the radar signal from surface to the bed. The calculation takes into account the increased propagation speed in the top surface firn layer (method described in Goel et. al., 2017). The dataset also provides the bed elevation along the same profiles, obtained by subtracting ice thickness from surface elevation data.
The data are provided in MATLAB (.mat) files named:
- ‘LAT’ and ‘LON’ shows the coordinates as per WGS84 ellipsoid in decimal degrees
- ‘X’ and ‘Y’ shows the coordinates in polar stereographic projection parallel to 71°S (EPSG 3031)
- ‘IT’ and ‘BE’ shows the ice thickness and bed elevation in meters
- ‘XX’, ‘YY’, ‘TT’ and ‘BB’ are matrices with interpolated gridded x-coordinate, y-coordinate, ice thickness and bed elevation data respectively
See the following manuscript for method details: Goel, V., Brown, J., and Matsuoka, K.: Glaciological settings and recent mass balance of Blåskimen Island in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, The Cryosphere, 11, 2883-2896, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2883-2017, 2017.