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Environmental Domains of Antarctica Version 2.0 Final Report

Entry ID: EDA_v2

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Summary

Abstract: A report on the physical environment-based classification for the whole Antarctic Continent. This classification built on the success Landcare Research scientists have achieved in developing a classification of New Zealand's terrestrial environments (Land Environments of New Zealand or LENZ - Leathwick et al. 2002b). The classification was designed to provide a data-derived, spatially explicit ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2007-11-01

Stop Date: 2007-11-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Quality The dates provided in temporal coverage are approximate only, and merely relate to the publication of the report.

Access Constraints This report and shapefile contents are being hosted by the AADC for the benefit of the Antarctic community thanks to the generous support of Landcare Research, New Zealand.

They are available for download from the URL 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 http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=EDA_v2 when using these data.

No part of this work covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, information retrieval systems, or otherwise) without the written permission of the publisher.

Copyright Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd 2007

Ancillary Keywords

classification

environmental

Landcare

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Landcare Research NZ

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

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

Data Center Personnel
Name: DAVE JOHN WATTS Phone: +61 3 6232 5062 Email: dave.watts at csiro.au Contact Address: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Castray Esplanade City: Hobart Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7000 Country: Australia