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Lake Vostok LVS_ECx_X28a

Entry ID: LVS_ECx_X28a

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Summary

Abstract: The above data set, LVS_ECx_X28a, was collected during the aerogeophysical
transect, starting at 115.288 degrees E longitude and 75.586 degrees S
latitude, and ending at 106.433 degrees E longitude and 76.843 degrees S
latitude. This transect is part of the larger project, Understanding the
Boundary Conditions of the Lake Vostok Environment: A Site Survey for Future
Work, a project funded by NSF OPP Antarctic Geology & Geophysics/Life in
Extreme Environments Program, Award #9978236.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -75.59

S: -76.84

E: 115.29

W: 106.43

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
LVS

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1999-12-05

Stop Date: 2000-01-16

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

SOLID EARTH > GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD > GRAVITY

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD > MAGNETIC ANOMALIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Water Quality

Water Runoff

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Publications-Western Region,Geological Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: USGS WESTERN PUBLICATIONS GROUP Phone: 650-329-5057 Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 951 City: Menlo Park Province or State: CA Postal Code: 94025 Country: USA