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R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP9902 - Timing of Retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Entry ID: NBP9902

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Summary
Abstract: The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer operates year-round in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program, carrying out global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
This data set consists of underway data from leg NBP9902 on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. This leg started at McMurdo Station and ended at McMurdo Station.
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Description: Expedition Data

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Description: NSF Award Abstract #95-27876
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -58.15   S: -78.16   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 0

Parent DIF
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-02-12
Stop Date: 1999-03-22
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
R/V NBP > R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer Ancillary Description
Instrument
GPS > Global Positioning System Ancillary Description
ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Ancillary Description
MSBS > Multibeam Swath Bathymetry System Ancillary Description
Project
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
COLUMBIA/LDEO/MGDS
Data Center
Marine Geoscience Data System, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.marine-geo.org/
Dataset ID: NBP9902

Data Center Personnel
Name: MARINE GEOSCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DATA MANAGER
Email: info at marine-geo.org
Contact Address:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
61 Route 9W
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online HTTP
Fees: None
Personnel
JOHN B. ANDERSON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +01 713 348 4884
Fax: +01 713 348 5214
Email: johna at esci.rice.edu, johna at geophysics.rice.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Earth Science
Rice University
MS 126 PO BOX 1892
City: Houston
Province or State: Texas
Postal Code: 77251-1892
Country: USA
Publications/References
Wellner, J.S., D.C. Heroy, and J.B. Anderson, 2006. The Death Mask of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: comparison of glacial geomorphic features across the continental shelf, Geomorphology v.75(1-2): p.157-171.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-04
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-28

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