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The biodiversity of the coastal underwater marine benthic ecosystem in the Ross Sea Region

Entry ID: K082_2001_2007_NZ

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Summary

Abstract: The long term research program ICECUBE (Coastal Underwater Benthic Ecosystems) provides fundamental information on the structural and functional biodiversity of Antarctic coastal benthic ecosystems. The Antarctic marine ecosystem is under threat as a result of global climate change and other anthropogenic influences. Characterising the structure and function of benthic ecosystems and determining ...

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: LGP-Latitudinal Gradient Project

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -74.67	S: -77.63	E: 166.4	W: 163.52

Min Depth: 15 M Max Depth: 25 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-11-02

Stop Date: 2007-11-07

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > NEW HARBOUR

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DUNLOP ISLAND

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > FIRN

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

Aircraft

DC-8 > Douglas DC-8

Instrument

RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS

Project

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Ancillary Keywords

ice sheet accumulation rate

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Dataset ID: joughin_0631973

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC 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

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