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Meltwater geochemistry and biological characteristics of the Darwin Glacier region of Antarctica

Entry ID: K081_2007_2008_NZ_3

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Summary

Abstract: Freshwater ponds have long been recognised as an important local biodiversity element in the Antarctic landscape. A suite of relatively easily measured chemical and biological variables that provide key information on the structure of Antarctic aquatic ecosystems have been measured at several sites in the Ross Sea region in conjunction with the Latitudinal Gradient Project and were measured more ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -79.0	S: -80.0	E: 160.0	W: 156.0
Min Altitude: 127 Max Altitude: 1453
Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 3

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2009-01-13

Stop Date: 2009-01-29

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DARWIN GLACIER

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CONDUCTIVITY

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

ACE > Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE)

DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

Instrument

TELESCOPES

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality All NASA imagery is in the public domain except Hubble Space Telescope
Images, which were created with support to the Space Telescope Science
Institute, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in
Astronomy, Inc. from NASA contract NAS5-26555, and are reproducible
with permission from AURA/STScl. Digital renditions of images
produced by AURA/STScl are obtainable royalty-free. This entire
software package is copyright 1996, 1997, 1998 Patricia Reiff, Rice
University, Houston, Texas.

Use Constraints Full site license given free for educational institutions. Free online upgrades

Ancillary Keywords

ASTRONOMY

Sun-Earth Connections

Originating Center

Data Center

Rice Space Institute, Rice University

Data Center URL: http://rsi.rice.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: PATRICIA REIFF Phone: (713)348-4634 Fax: (713)348-5143 Email: reiff at rice.edu Email: connect at space.rice.edu Contact Address: Rice Space Institute 6100 Main Street MS - 108 City: Houston Province or State: Texas Postal Code: 77005-1892 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: CD-Rom

Distribution Size: 690 MB

Distribution Format: secure web order

Fees: $15 US

Distribution Media: Dual CD-Rom (with Earth Update)

Distribution Size: 1300 MB

Distribution Format: secure web order

Fees: $25

Personnel

PATRICIA REIFF

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (713)348-4634

Fax: (713)348-5143

Email: reiff at rice.edu

Email: connect at space.rice.edu

Contact Address:

Rice Space Institute

6100 Main Street

MS - 108

City: Houston

Province or State: Texas

Postal Code: 77005-1892

Country: USA