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Surface Velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica

Entry ID: NSIDC-0324

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Summary

Abstract: This data set contains surface velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, for the year 2003. Measurement period was approximately 12 months. There are approximately 250 locations in this data set. The data set includes a location name, the easting and northing coordinates (UTM), the elevation, the velocity magnitude, the east component of velocity, the north component of velocity, and the vertical component of velocity. Data are available in comma-delimited ASCII text format and are available via FTP.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.83

S: -78.0

E: 163.0

W: 160.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Cuffey, Kurt

Dataset Title: Surface Velocities of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica

Dataset Release Date: 2007-12-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0324.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-01-30

Stop Date: 2003-01-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE MOTION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OGC/WMS > Open Geospatial Consortium/Web Map Service

OGC/WCS > Open Geospatial Consortium/Web Coverage Service

REASON > Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network

Service Provider

WUSTL/DATAFED > DataFed, Washington University in St. Louis

Service Organization URL: http://datafed.net/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: STEFAN FALKE Phone: (314) 935-6099 Fax: (314) 935-6145 Email: stefan at wustl.edu Contact Address: One Brookings Drive City: St. Louis Province or State: MO Postal Code: 63130 Country: USA

Service Provider Personnel

Name: RUDOLF HUSAR
Phone: (314) 935-6054
Fax: (314) 935-6145
Email: rhusar at me.wustl.edu
Contact Address:
One Brookings Drive
City: St. Louis
Province or State: MO
Postal Code: 63130
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: NEISGEI WCS

Distribution Format: NetCDF, CSV

Personnel

JON DRESSLER

Role: SERF AUTHOR

Phone: (314) 935-6099

Email: jd9 at cec.wustl.edu

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2007-06-29
SERF Last Revision Date: 2009-09-18

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