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Anarctic 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 |
