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Investigation of the Holocene climate history from analysis of the glacial system, ice cores and snow samples from the Whitehall Glacier, Victoria Land Coast, Antarctica

Entry ID: K049_1999_2008_NZ_9

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Summary

Abstract: To understand the drivers and consequences of climate change on timescales important to humans, the paleoclimate of ice cores, the glacial system and local climate patterns were analysed from the Whitehall Glacier. GPR/GPS (8, 35, 200 and 500MHz) surveys were carried out to provide an image of the internal layering of the glacier and to map the topography of the bedrock-ice interface and internal ...

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Description: The IGS global system of satellite tracking stations, Data Centers, and Analysis Centers puts high-quality GPS data and data products on line in near real time to meet the objectives of a wide range of scientific and engineering applications and studies.

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Caption: Longyearbyen - Norway

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NSPO (National Space Program Office) of Taiwan

Dataset Title: FORMOSAT-2 Panchromatic and Multispectral imagery

Dataset Release Date: June 2004

Dataset Publisher: SpotImagery

Online Resource: http://www.spotimage.com/web/en/977--formosat-2-images.php

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2004-06-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 8 m
Longitude Resolution: 8 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED IMAGERY

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

FORMOSAT-2

Instrument

CAMERAS

MS > Multispectral Camera

CAMERA

Ancillary Keywords

NSPO

National Space Organization

Taiwan

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

SPOT Image Corporation, France

Data Center URL: http://www.spot.com/?countryCode=US&languageCode=en

Data Center Personnel
Name: FORMOSAT-2 CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 33-62-194040 Fax: +33 5 62 19 40 51 Email: formosat2 at spotimage.fr Contact Address: Departement Clientele 5, Rue des Satellites TOULOUSE CEDEX Country: FRANCE

Distribution

Fees: 2500-4600 euros

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-07-13

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-13

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