McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)

McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)

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MCM Signature Data Sets

Dataset Title	Description	Metadata	Data Download	Other Options
Lake Hoare Air Temperature	Long-term air temperature record from Lake Hoare Station, 1987-present.	Lake Hoare Air Temperature metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom meteorological data query
Onyx River Flow (at Vanda)	Onyx River hydrology - the longest stream flow record in Antarctica, 1969-present	Onyx River (at Vanda) metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom stream hydrology data query
Lake Primary Productivity	Long-term Primary Productivity in Lakes Bonney, Hoare and Fryxell	Lake Primary Productivity Metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom Lake data query
Lake Ice Thickness	Perennial ice thickness on the surface of Lakes Bonney, Hoare and Fryxell, 1990-present	Lake Ice Thickness Metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom Lake data query
Lake Levels	Long-term lake elevation changes for Lakes Bonney, Hoare and Fryxell	Lake Level metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom Lake data query
Lake Carbon/Nitrogen ratios	Long-term Particulate Carbon:Nitrogen for Lakes Bonney, Hoare and Fryxell, 1993-present	Lake C:N metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom Lake data query
Lake Hoare Chloride Chemistry	Long-term Chloride concentrations in the top 10 m of Lake Hoare	Lake Chemistry metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom Lake data query
Glacier Mass Balance	Long-term mass balance summaries of glaciers in Taylor Valley, 1993-present	Glacier Mass Balance metadata	Browse for Glacier Mass Balance data	View glacier stake locations
F6 snowfence Soil Temperature	Long-term soil temperature at F6 Snowfence station (long-term soil temperature data available for all stations available here)	F6 Snowfence Station metadata	Download entire dataset	Perform a custom meteorological data query
Long-Term Manipulation (LTM) Soil Biota Experiment	Long-term soil biota counts at the LTM site on the south side of Lake Hoare	LTM Soil metadata	Download limited to MCM Personnel	View interactive map of soil biota distribution

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Recommended Reading:

Doran P. T., Priscu J. C., Lyons W. B., McKnight D. M., Fountain A. G., Virginia R. A.,Wall D. H., Parsons A. N., McKay C. P., Clow G. D., Moorhead D. L., and Fritsen C.H. (2002) Antarctic climate cooling and terrestrial ecosystem response, Nature, 415: 517-520.

Foreman, C.M., Wolf C.F., and Priscu J.C. (2004) Impact of episodic warming events on the physical, chemical and biological relationships of lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica., Aquatic Geochemistry, 10: 239-268.

Fountain, A.G., Lyons W.B., Burkins M.B., Dana G.L., Doran P.T. , Lewis K.J., McKnight D.M., Moorhead D., Parsons A.N., Priscu J.C., Wall D.H., Wharton R.A. Jr., and Virginia R.A. (1999) Physical controls on the Taylor Valley Ecosystem, Antarctica, Bioscience, 49: 961-971.

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Last updated Nov 2013
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