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New Zealand Antarctic Soils Database

Entry ID: ggd25

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes the New Zealand National soils database, a comprehensive collection of data relating to Antarctic soils, permafrost, and frozen ground conditions. Data are from about 800 sites over the length of the Transantarctic Mountains to the Ellsworth Mountains, and have been gathered since about 1960. Most data are concentrated in the McMurdo Dry Valley system. The database ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -72.25

S: -85.5

E: 156.0

W: 83.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Iain Campbell and Graeme Claridge

Dataset Title: New Zealand Antarctic Soils Database

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd25.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1960-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DRY VALLEYS, MCMURDO

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE > ANTARTCICA

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > SOILS

CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Ancillary Keywords

Active Layer

Biological

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

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/

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