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SCAR - GPS Plate Tectonic Survey

Entry ID: ASAC_541

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Summary

Abstract: Permanent GPS base stations were established at Mawson, Davis, Casey and Macquarie Island (as well as other international sites in Antarctica) as part of the Geodetic Infrastructure in Antarctica (GIANT) Program of the SCAR Working Group on Geodesy and Geographic Information -

These permanent sites are used by International GPS Service (IGS) Analysis Centres and researchers to determine tectonic plate motions. Results from IGS Analysis Centres is published by IERS (International Earth Rotation Service) and included in ITRF (International Terrestrial Reference Frame) determinations.

Data from the base stations is readily available - on a daily basis - from the CDDIS Data Centre.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Public information for ASAC project 541

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS), Geoscience Australia

Dataset Title: SCAR - GPS Plate Tectonic Survey

Online Resource: http://cddisa.gsfc.nasa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1991-09-01

Stop Date: 1996-04-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > PLATE TECTONICS > LITHOSPHERIC PLATE MOTION

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Instrument

GPS > Global Positioning System

Project

GIANT > Geodetic Infrastructure in Antarctica

Quality Dates provided in temporal coverage and coordinates provided in spatial coverage are approximate only.

Access Constraints Data available from the urls given below.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at the URL below when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

GIANT

GPS

SCAR

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Fees: Fees Vary

Personnel

VERNE KAUPP

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 573-882-0793

Contact Address:

University of Missouri-Columbia

349 Engineering Building West

City: Columbia

Province or State: MO

Postal Code: 65211

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-07-06

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-07

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