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Geocryogenic Landforms and Processes on Marian Island, Southern Indian Ocean

Entry ID: ggd484

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Summary

Abstract: This study assessed the environmental controls, active processes, and resulting landforms of geomorphological phenomena on Marian Island that have a high paleoclimatic indicator value as relict landforms in southern African mountain regions. The data set includes determination of temperature and moisture conditions during cold phases of the Pleistocene. Parameters include soil temperature (at +10 cm, -1 cm, -5 cm, -10 cm, -20 cm and -40 cm at one hour intervals) and sediment movement at four sites. This data set is at risk of being lost.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -46.82

S: -47.13

E: 37.73

W: 38.05

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Jan Boelhouwers and Steve Holness

Dataset Title: Geocryogenic Landforms and Processes on Marian Island, Southern Indian Ocean

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd484.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1996-05-01

Stop Date: 2005-06-30

Location Keywords

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > MARIAN ISLAND, SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN, WEST OF KERGUELEN ISLAND

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MARIAN ISLAND, SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN, WEST OF KERGUELEN ISLAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Diurnal Freeze/thaw

Meteorology

Slope Processes

Soil Temperature

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: GGD484

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Dataset ID: GGD484

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Dataset ID: GGD484

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA