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Survey data for Thala Valley Clean Up Project 2003/4
Entry ID: TVCleanupSurvey0304

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Summary
Abstract: Survey information on the Thala Valley landfill clean up site from the summer season of 2003/2004
- final survey of site before departure, including stockpile sites
- survey of all points where samples were taken throughout project

Until the mid-1980s, waste handling in Antarctica typically involved the dumping of material in gullies and bays in the immediate vicinity of stations. In a massive ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -66.26   S: -66.26   E: 110.54   W: 110.53

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-10-17
Stop Date: 2004-02-27
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 4 km
Longitude Resolution: 4 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Temporal Resolution: 16 orbits per day
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Ancillary Description
Instrument
PR > TRMM Precipitation Radar Ancillary Description
Project
Quality Scan Status is provided containing scan-by-scan information on quality, platform and instrument control data, and fractional orbit number. Status Flag is also provided indicating whether the data are obtained over sea or land and the degree of data reliability.
Access Constraints None
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
GSFC_GES_DISC
Data Center
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 15-16 files/day; 6600-6700 KB/file
Distribution Format: HDF
Fees: none
Personnel
JUN AWAKA
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 81-115-71-5111
Fax: 81-115-71-7879
Email: awaka at de.htokai.ac.jp
Contact Address:
Hokkaido Tokai University
Department of Electronics and Information Engineering
Minami-ku, Minami-sawa, 5-1-1-1
City: Sapporo
Province or State: Hokkaido
Postal Code: 005-8601
Country: JAPAN
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Publications/References
2A23 V7 User's Guide: http://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/2A23_Users_Guide

File Specifications for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespec.TRMM.V7.pdf

Metadata for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespecMeta.TRMM.V7.pdf

TRMM V6 vs. V7 Major Data Format Changes: http://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/formatChangesV7.pdf

Awaka, J., T. Iguchi, and K. Okamoto, 1998: "Early results on rain type classification by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar," Proc. 8th URSI Commission F Open Symp., Aveiro, Portugal, pp. 143-146.

Steiner, M., R.A. Houze, Jr., and S.E. Yuter, 1995: "Climatological characterization of three-dimensional storm structure from operational radar and rain gauge data," J. Appl. Meteor., 34, pp. 1978-2007.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-07-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-22

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