Antarctic Crossing Journey

Altimetry for Satellite Imagery Verifications Completed by 0. W. N. Shepard for the Scott Polar Research Institute.

All heightings were measured as accurately as possible with a set of three calibrated aneroid barometers

DATE GMT GRID REF TEMP °C BAROM 1 BAROM 2 BAROM 3 TEMP °C BAROM
OCT 29 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-29.0 717.6 -24.0 781.1
OCT 31 0000 73°36’S
02°52’W
-44.1 686.2 685.8 -30.0 775.6
OCT 31 1200 73°36’S
02°52’W
-33.9 679.6 679.7 -22.0 771.1
NOV 1 1200 73°36’S
02°52’W
-34.5 670.8 670.6 -28.0 763.9
NOV 2 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-36.2 685.6 685.1 -21.0 773.7
NOV 3 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-35.1 691.2 690.7 -23.0 775.6
NOV 4 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-34.0 708.0 707.2 707.9 -22.0 781.5
NOV 5 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-34.6 720.8 719.2 720.7 -21.0 788.0
NOV 6 1200 73°36’S
02°52’W
-31.9 720.1 719.0 719.6 -21.0 786.0
NOV 7 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-27.3 722.9 722.3 722.8 -21.0 782.3
NOV 8 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-27.7 730.7 730.0 730.7 -19.0 779.6
NOV 10 1200 73°36’S
02°52’W
-30.7 735.0 734.1 734.6 -21.0 780.4*
NOV 10 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-21.6 735.7 734.7 735.2 -21.0 779.6*
NOV 11 1200 73°36’S
02°52’W
-30.3 734.5 733.7 734.8 -21.0 778.1
NOV 11 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-29.7 733.8 733.2 733.6 -21.0 778.6**
NOV 26 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-21.5 742.6 741.4 742.1 -13.0 779.6
NOV 27 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-20.0 744.7 743.4 744.1 -14.0 773.8
NOV 28 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-16.7 747.0 746.1 746.8 -15.0 775.0
NOV 29 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-23.0 728.1 727.5 728.0 -14.0 767.5
NOV 30 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-22.9 721.4 721.1 -16.0 772.4
DEC 1 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-23.5 715.5 715.3 -16.0 777.9
DEC 2 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-23.6 715.7 715.5 -16.0 782.2
DEC 3 1200 73°36’S
02°52’W
-10.6 717.0 -15.0 781.1
DEC 4 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-29.0 715.4 715.0 -15.0 781.0
DEC 5 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-21.4 714.4 -15.0 777.3
DEC 6 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-28.0 707.0 -15.0 773.9
DEC 7 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-26.0 698.7 698.9 -14.0 777.5
DEC 8 73°36’S
02°52’W
DEC 9 2200 73°36’S
02°52’W
-25.0 707.8 707.2 -21.0 784.3
DEC 10 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-23.9 711.7 711.2 -11.0 787.0
DEC 11 1800 73°36’S
02°52’W
-21.0 712.6 712.3 -11.0 785.8
DEC 12 1800 XXX
XXX
-25.3 704.5 704.1 -12.0 780.8
DEC 13 1800 XXX
XXX
-27.0 696.0 696.0 -14.0 776.6
DEC 15 1200 XXX
XXX
-22.0 686.2 -16.0 774.3***
DEC 23 0600 XXX
XXX
-17.1 690.8 687.6 690.2
DEC 24 0600 XXX
XXX
-21.5 679.6 676.8 679.4
DEC 25 0600 XXX
XXX
-25.6 693.6 689.8 693.0
DEC 26 0600 XXX
XXX
-14.3 725.8 722.8 725.8
DEC 27 0600 XXX
XXX
-20.4 745.0 742.0 744.8
DEC 28 0600 XXX
XXX
-11.3 839.9 839.7
DEC 29 XXX
XXX
DEC 30