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Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS

Entry ID: Inforain_USGS_GBE

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Summary

Abstract: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Interrain Pacific are please to
help make available to the public this integrated Geographic Information System
for the Glacier Bay / northern Southeast Alaska ecosystem. The USGS-Interrain
Pacific partnership focused on collecting and integrating GIS data sets from
many agencies and organizations and to them go credit for the large majority of
data ...

Related URL

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Description: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS Spatial Data Catalog.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS CD Information and additional information.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Glacier Bay Ecosystem Initiative on the Web.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Interrain Pacific is a non-profit support organization, whose mission is to
promote conservation based development by understanding social, economic and
ecological trends shaping communities.

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Caption: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 71.0

S: 52.0

E: -140.0

W: -170.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Inforain, USGS, Interrain Pacific

Dataset Title: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS

Dataset Release Place: Anchorage, AK

Dataset Publisher: Inforain, USGS

Data Presentation Form: GIS maps

Online Resource: http://www.inforain.org/alaska/glabaycd/

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA > ALASKA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > KARST LANDSCAPE

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Instrument

MASS SPECTROMETERS

SPECTROMETERS

Quality Values provided in temporal coverage are approximate only.

Access Constraints A PDF copy of the referenced papers are available for download from the provided URL to AAD staff only.

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=ASAC_904 when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

E-MORB

GEOCHEMISTRY

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

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: HTTP

Distribution Size: 9562 kb

Distribution Format: PDF

Fees: free

Personnel

RICHARD VARNE (DECEASED)

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

GARRY DAVIDSON

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 3 6226 2815

Fax: +61 3 6223 2547

Email: Garry.Davidson at utas.edu.au

Contact Address:

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY

GPO BOX 252-79

University of Tasmania

City: Hobart

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7001

Country: Australia

Publications/References

Varne R., Brown A.V., Falloon T. (2000), Macquarie Island: its geology and structural history, and the timing and tectonic setting of its N-MORB to E-MORB magmatism., Geological Society of America, Special Publication. Ophiolites and oceanic crust: new insights from field studies and the Ocean Drilling Program.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-08

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-29

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