An updated compilation of published and new data of major-ion (Ca, Cl, K, Mg, Na, NO3, SO4) and methylsulfonate (MS) concentrations in snow from 520 Antarctic sites is provided by the national ITASE (International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition) programmes of Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States and the national Antarctic programme of Finland.

Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) 500nm and alpha.

Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) 500nm and alpha.

In the Project PermVegNet (OSS-12) there are 14 sites between 73 and 78°S in which shallow boreholes of 1 m of depth are equipped with 4 thermistors (accuracy 0.2°C) placed at 2, 30,60, 100 or the maximum depth reachable close to 100 cm) to monitor the thermal regime of the active layer and to obtain one of the essential climatic variables (ECV) the active layer thickness that is the maximum depth of the annual 0°C isotherm. Here are added also other two deeper boreholes (Oasi A8 (31 m); Boulder Clay (3.6 m), where ALT is also determinable. In the same sites also a the air temperature, the soil moisture at 2 cm of depth in the ground and the PAR or PIR are measured to establish their relations to the ground thermal regime.

SWD and DIF solar fluxes. Institute of Polar Sciences data from a local source.

The only borehole equipped the international standard and within the network managed by the PNRA OSS-12 is located very close to MZS named OASI. The site (-74.74167;164.1;52 m slm) is a flat granitic outcrop. The borehole was drilled with compressed and refrigerated air in the austral summer of 2007 and equipped in 2008. The borehole is 31 m deep and the ZAA is ca 26m and there are 20 thermistors at different depths. Here, only the temperature closest at ZAA depth has been reported.

Commandant Charcot. Italian National Research Council - Institute of Polar Sciences data from a local source.

This dataset reports the snow density observations at the Concordia Station, Antarctica. A snow trench is dig once per month (or every three months during winter) in the clean area near the Station (< 1 km). Four measurements are taken inserting a core barrel (with a diameter of 4.5 cm and a length of 25 cm) horizontally into the snow at 10 cm depth, and four more measurements are taken inserting another core barrel (with a diameter of 3.7 cm and a length of 9.2 cm) vertically, from the surface to 10 cm depth. The snow density is calculated from the weight.

This dataset reports the height observations of the Italian stake farm at the Concordia Station, Antarctica. The stake farm consists of 13 stakes, separated from each other by 10 m, arranged in a cross shape structure, located approximately 800m southwest of the Station and sampled on monthly basis or so.

An updated compilation of published and new data of major-ion (Ca, Cl, K, Mg, Na, NO3, SO4) and methylsulfonate (MS) concentrations in snow from 520 Antarctic sites is provided by the national ITASE (International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition) programmes of Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States and the national Antarctic programme of Finland.