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Statistics: The main
Taylor
Dome core was drilled at latitude 77º47'47'' S, longitude 158º43'26'' E,
elevation 2365 m in January 1994. Mean annual surface temperature at the
site is -43ºC. Snow accumulation rate is 5 - 7 g
cm-2a-1. Total depth at the drill site is 554
meters; basal temperature = -22ºC. Average depth of ice in the general
vicinity ~800 m. Please cite Morse et al., 1999, for these
statistics.
[Morse DL, Waddington ED, Marshall HP, Neumann TA,
Steig EJ, Dibb JE, Winebrenner DP, Arthern RJ. 1999. Accumulation rate
measurements at Taylor Dome, East Antarctica: Techniques and Strategies
for mass balance measurements in polar environments. Geografiska
Annaler (in press)].
Figure (right) shows location
of Taylor Dome.
[After Morse DL, Waddington ED & Steig
EJ. Ice age storm trajectories inferred from radar stratigraphy at Taylor
Dome, Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters 25:
3383-3386 (1998).]