A report on winter scientific work undertaken at Davis Station 1989 - Simon Townsend

This is a scanned copy of the report written by Simon Townsend on work undertaken at Davis Station during the wintering year of 1989.

The report covers the following topics:

  • Tierny Drainage System
  • The hypersaline density current hypothesis tested
  • Ellis Fjord temperature and salinity data
  • Ellis Fjord long-term instrument deployment
  • Water tracer experiment
  • Organic Lake
  • Ellis Fjord in-situ chlorophyll-a profiles
  • Appendices: Platypus notes, Platypus software, Seabird instrument notes, assessment of Chelsea suspended solids meter, winches for biological use, advise under-ice instrument deployment.

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Temporal extent1989-01-01 – 1989-12-31
Date (publication)2016-06-20
Statuscompleted
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseThis metadata record is publicly available.
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-05
Created2026-11-05
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