Dome Fuji Station
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Dome Fuji Station is a Japanese inland Antarctic research base located on the high polar plateau, known for deep ice core drilling and climate studies in one of the coldest places on Earth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research station
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inland Antarctic base ⓘ |
| accessMethod | overland traverse from coastal Japanese stations ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar ice cap climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distanceFromCoast | over 1000 kilometres from the Antarctic coast ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 12,500 feet above sea level
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about 3810 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environment |
extremely low humidity
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very low wind speeds compared to coastal Antarctica ⓘ |
| established | 1995 ⓘ |
| firstOperationalSeason | 1995–1996 austral summer ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| iceCoreDepth | over 3000 metres ⓘ |
| iceCoreSignificance | reconstruction of past climate over several hundred thousand years ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
fuel storage
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laboratory facilities ⓘ main station building ⓘ power plant building ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Dome F Station
NERFINISHED
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Dome Fuji Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Dome Fuji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Antarctic Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationType | high polar plateau ⓘ |
| logisticalSupportFrom | Syowa Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumRecordedTemperature | below −80 °C ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric science research
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deep ice core drilling ⓘ glaciology research ⓘ paleoclimate research ⓘ |
| operator | National Institute of Polar Research (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | diesel generators ⓘ |
| primaryResearchField |
atmospheric physics
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climate change studies ⓘ ice core analysis ⓘ snow and ice chemistry ⓘ |
| reopened | 2003 ⓘ |
| researchContribution |
astronomical site testing for infrared and submillimetre observations
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data for validation of climate models ⓘ high-resolution records of greenhouse gases in ancient air bubbles ⓘ studies of Antarctic ice sheet dynamics ⓘ |
| status | summer-only station ⓘ |
| temperatureRecord | one of the coldest permanently monitored places on Earth ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+0 (nominal, varies by operator practice) ⓘ |
| winterOverCapability | limited or none in most years ⓘ |
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