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Record Search Query: [ISO_Topic_Category='BIOTA']
Census data using aerial photographs on the number of breeding Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at colonies in the Ross Sea Region
Entry ID: K122_1981_2012_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: Data are of numbers of breeding pairs of Adelie penguins(Pygoscelis adeliae)in the Ross Sea region colonies counted from aerial photographs. Photographs were taken from either a helicopter or from a C-130 Hercules. Photos were printed, populations counted, catalogued and filed. Since 2004, digital photography was used and in 2011 semi-automatic penguin counting software was developed to speed up ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -66.72   S: -77.53   E: 171.18   W: 158.78

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1981-12-06
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Quality Data sources covering fundamental components of environmental sustainability were utilized to derive the ESI.
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) holds the copyright of
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Ancillary Keywords
CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Quality > Chlorofluorocarbons
CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Quality > Emissions
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
SEDAC
Data Center
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2001

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: Online Internet (HTTP)
Distribution Format: PDF
Fees: 0

Distribution Media: Online Internet (HTTP)
Distribution Size: 0.13 MB
Distribution Format: XLS
Fees: 0
Personnel
SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Publications/References
World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2000), 2000 Pilot Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, New Haven, CT, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/esi-pilot-environmental-s...
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-05-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-02

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