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Mt. Fleming, Antarctica
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Mt. Fleming Soil Climate Station
Mt. Fleming 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 Mt. Fleming station
was established in January of 2002 and is the highest at an elevation of 1,700 m (5,600 ft). It was
established on Mt. Fleming, at the head of the Wright Valley and adjacent to the polar plateau. The
Mt. Fleming station is also located on patterned ground. This station monitors soil temperature to a
depth of 60 cm, soil water content (7.5, 15, and 30 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
- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- USDA-NRCS
- Cathy Seybold, National Soil Survey Center
- Debbie Harms, National Soil Survey Center
- Logistics support provided by Antarctica New Zealand

Mt. Fleming 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.
Description of Station, Data, and Soils
Graphic Display of Data
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