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Early geological, glaciology and biological investigations of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, the Koettlitz Glacier area and Darwin Glacier area by Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expeditions
Entry ID: K042_1957_1963_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: The Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) was mounted to complete the detailed investigations of the extensive ice free area of Victoria Land between the Taylor and Mackay Glaciers, the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The area investigated is bounded to the south by the Ferrar and Taylor Glaciers, the west by the polar plateau, to the east by the Wilson Piedmont Glacier and the ... View entire text
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Description: The rock database PETLAB at GNS Science, New Zealand where rock samples from this expedition are catalogued. Search under Collector for B.C. McKelvey and P.N. Webb rock samples 1959, 1960, A.D. Allen and G.W. Gibson rock samples 1961, 1962, T.R. Haskell 1963. Under collections search for VUWAE 6. For all searches, Country = Antarctica.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -77.0   S: -78.0   E: 164.0   W: 160.0
  N: -77.5   S: -78.5   E: 165.0   W: 163.0
  N: -79.5   S: -80.5   E: 160.0   W: 155.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1957-01-01
Stop Date: 1963-01-01
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Platform
TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
Instrument
MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ancillary Description
Project
Quality For more information on potential sensor-related anomalies, consult the following URL: http://landweb.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/QA_WWW/newPage.cgi?fileName=...
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Originating Center
USGS/EROS
Data Center
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
Dataset ID: MYD13Q1

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City: Sioux Falls
Province or State: SD
Postal Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: ~30 MB
Distribution Format: HDF-EOS
Publications/References
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) publications written by the MODIS Science Team: [available online at http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci_team/pubs/]

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2000, MODIS data products catalog (EOS AM platform): [Greenbelt, Maryland], Goddard Space Flight Center, http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/index.php.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2000, EOS Reference Handbook, a Guide to NASA's Earth Science Enterprise and the Earth Observing System: Greenbelt, Maryland, Goddard Space Flight Center, 256 p. [available online in pdf format at http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp_docs/data_products_vol2.pdf].
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-31

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