Table 1 Samples collected for microbiological studies along the campaign

From: Microbial biogeography along a 2578 km transect on the East Antarctic Plateau

Site Name & date

Coordinates

Height (masl)

Sample Code

Depth (m)

Melted volume (ml)

Filtered volume (ml)

pH

Filtering difficulty

Aspect

N

02/02/2019

73.17500000 S

11.55444444 E

3184

AN

+1.5

DN1

0-1

1400

910

6

++

Transparent

DN2

1-2

1500

970

6

++

Transparent

DN3

2-3

1100

730

6

++

Transparent

DN4

3-4

1100

730

6

++

Transparent

M

29/12/2018

77.00777778 S

18.64750000 E

3403

AM

+1.5

DM1

0-1

2100

1355

6/7

++

Transparent

DM2

1-2

1300

860

6

+++

Transparent

DM3

2-3

1300

850

6

+++

Transparent

DM4

3-4

2400

1510

6

+

Transparent

S

07/01/2019

79.25055556 S

40.56527778 E

3669

AS

+1.5

DS1

0-1

1300

850

6

++

Transparent

DS2

1-2

1300

845

6

++

Transparent

DS3

2-3

1900

1210

6

++

Transparent

DS4

3-4

1400

910

6

++

Transparent

  1. masl meters above sea level. Sample names: N North, M Middle latitude, S South. Sample code; A, air; D, drill; numbers 1-4 indicate the depth interval in meters.