A digital archive of human activity in the  McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Howkins, Adrian; Chignell, Stephen M.; Gullett, Poppie; Fountain, Andrew G.; Brett, Melissa; Preciado, Evelin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-1117-2020

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-1117-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-1117-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

Data description paper

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13 May 2020

Data description paper |

| 13 May 2020

A digital archive of human activity in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Adrian Howkins, Stephen M. Chignell, Poppie Gullett, Andrew G. Fountain, Melissa Brett, and Evelin Preciado

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review comments on 'A digital archive of human activity in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica'', Warwick F. Vincent, 07 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Review From Warwick Vincent', Stephen Chignell, 27 Feb 2020
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Feb 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Review From Anonymous Referee #2', Stephen Chignell, 01 Mar 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Stephen Chignell on behalf of the Authors (21 Mar 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (10 Apr 2020) by David Carlson

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AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval

AA by Stephen Chignell on behalf of the Authors (11 May 2020) Author's adjustment Manuscript

EA: Adjustments approved (11 May 2020) by David Carlson

Short summary

Historical data have much to offer current research activities and environmental management in Antarctica, but such information is often widely scattered and difficult to access. We addressed this need in the McMurdo Dry Valleys by compiling over 5000 historical photographs, maps, oral interviews, and other archival resources into a user-friendly digital archive. This can be used to identify benchmarks for understanding change over time, as well as the date and extent of past human activities.