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Bull Pass Soil Climate Research Station

Bull Pass Soil Climate Station

Bull Pass station is one of seven long-term soil-climate stations in Antarctica that were set up such that the effects of latitude, elevation, and soil age could be studied. The Bull Pass station was established in January of 1999 and is one of two stations located in the Dry Valleys. This station is located in the Wright Valley at the Base of Bull Pass at an elevation of 150 m (500 ft). This station monitors soil temperature to a depth of 120 cm, soil water content (2, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 120 cm depths), air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, and wind (speed and direction). Measurements are made at 20-minute intervals and averaged and recorded every hour.

Project Personnel:

  • Landcare Research, Hamilton, New Zealand
    • Jackie Aislabie
    • Malcolm McLeod
  • Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand
    • Megan Balks
  • University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • David Saul
  • USDA-NRCS
    • Cathy Seybold, National Soil Survey Center
    • Debbie Harms, National Soil Survey Center
    • Gary Schaefer, National Water & Climate Center
    • Ron Paetzold (Retired)
    • Don Huffman (Retired)

Bull Pass Readings

Station data files contain a lot of data and are therefore very large files. It is recommended that you download the file before viewing it. To do so, right-click the link and select "Save Target As..." or select the save option in the File Download dialog box.

Last Modified: 05/09/2008

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