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Measurements of environmental radiation near Scott Base and McMurdo Station and in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Entry ID: K211_1984_1985_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: The level of environmental radiation (gamma ray exposure) due to terrestrial radionuclides was measured by using a portable NaI gamma ray survey meter in the Ross Island (near Scott Base and McMurdo Station) and in the Dry Valleys area. Measurements were made in detail for the north and south fork of the Wright Valley, especially in and around the Don Quixote Pond, where extremely high amounts of ... View entire text
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  N: -77.25   S: -77.75   E: 164.0   W: 160.0
  N: -77.85   S: -77.85   E: 166.75   W: 166.75

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This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
K211_1963_1987_NZ_1
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1984-10-01
Stop Date: 1985-02-01
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THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 771

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Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
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MUFUFUTE MUKELABAI
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: muke_mukufute at yahoo.com
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-02-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-02-10

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