In recent decades, Siple Dome has been the subject of increasing interest by researchers, academics and professionals from various fields. The impact of Siple Dome on modern society is undeniable, its implications range from the economic to the cultural sphere, including the fields of health and technology. In this article, we will explore the various facets of Siple Dome and analyze its influence on different aspects of our daily lives. From its role in the formation of identities to its participation in the development of business strategies, Siple Dome has become a relevant topic that deserves to be examined from multiple perspectives. Through the analysis of Siple Dome, we seek to shed light on its implications and unravel its complexity, in order to better understand its role in the contemporary world.
Siple Dome Field Camp | |
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Coordinates: 81°39′15″S 149°00′18″W / 81.654303°S 149.005134°W | |
Country | United States |
Location in Antarctica | Siple Dome Marie Byrd Land Antarctica |
Administered by | National Science Foundation |
Established | 1996 |
Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | Up to 60 |
Type | Seasonal |
Siple Dome (81°39′15″S 149°00′18″W / 81.65430285°S 149.0051336°W) is an ice dome approximately 100 km wide and 100 km long, located 130 km east of Siple Coast in Antarctica. Charles Bentley and Robert Thomas established a "strain rosette" on this feature to determine ice movement in 1973–74. They referred to the feature as Siple Dome because of its proximity to Siple Coast.
The Siple Dome ice core project (79.468° S 112.086° W) was conducted by the United States National Science Foundation. The deepest ice was recovered in 1999 from 974 m, with an age of 97,600 years.
It is best known for the poorly-explained steps in water isotopes during the deglacial, which are unique to this core and may indicate a rapid decrease in the surface elevation of the adjoining ice streams during the deglacial and a record of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The Chief Scientist was Kendrick Taylor.
In the 1990s a team from the University of Washington and St Olaf College surveyed the ice, measuring thickness and determining internal structure, finding evidence for the operation of the Raymond Effect. They also found that the ice had a maximum thickness of around 1000 m.
The climate is ice cap (Köppen: ET), as is most of the continent. Without marine moderation and a few hundred meters above sea level, it has one of the harshest winters on the continent outside the Antarctic plateaus. Unlike Alert, NU at slightly higher latitude and positive high averages during summer, in Siple Dome temperatures remain below freezing during the afternoon of the warmer months on average.
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Airport type | government | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | US Antarctic Program | ||||||||||
Location | Marie Byrd Land | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,994 ft / 607 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 81°39′29″S 148°59′51″W / 81.658053°S 148.997391°W | ||||||||||
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Siple Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.