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Record Search Query: [ISO_Topic_Category='INLAND WATERS']
Measurements of albation rates at a cold based glacier, Wright Lower Glacier, Wright Valley, Antarctica
Entry ID: K064_2004_2007_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: The average annual ablation rate of the Wright Lower Glacier, Wright Valley, was determined over three field seasons (04-05, 05-06 and 06-07) as part of an investigation into the seasonal melt regime of the glacier. 100 ablation stakes were installed on the surface of the glacier in the first season, with 48 installed in a "T" section where most stakes were spaced approximately 200m apart except stakes closest to the terminus which were spaced 100m apart. The remaining stakes were installed at four cross-sections along a supraglacial stream channel. The average annual ablation rate was determined by measuring the stakes initial position and then re-measuring them each season.
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -77.3   S: -77.5   E: 163.3   W: 162.5

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Vagen, T.-G.
Dataset Title: Africa Soil Information Service: Hydrologically Corrected/Adjusted SRTM DEM (AfrHySRTM)
Dataset Release Date: 2010
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY and Nairobi, Kenya
Dataset Publisher: Center for Tropical Agriculture - Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (CIAT-TSBF), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Data Presentation Form: map, raster digital data
Online Resource: http://africasoils.net/
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA
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Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
DEM > Digital Elevation Model Ancillary Description
Instrument
SRTM > Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints Rights to this data have been waived in accordance with CC0 1.0 Universal (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Please use this citation: Vagen, T.-G. 2010. Africa Soil Information Service: Hydrologically Corrected / Adjusted SRTM DEM (AfrHySRTM). Nairobi, Kenya and Palisades, NY: International Center for Tropical Agriculture - Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (CIAT-TSBF), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. Available at http://africasoils.net/.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
ICRAF
Data Center
World Agroforestry Centre, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/af1/index.php
Dataset ID: ICRAF_AfSIS

Data Center Personnel
Name: WORLD AGRO-FORESTRY CENTRE (ICRAF)
Phone: +254 2 524001
Email: afsis.info at africasoils.net
Contact Address:
ICRAF Complex, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, PO Box 30677
City: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online HTTP
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF
Fees: 0
Personnel
WORLD AGRO-FORESTRY CENTRE (ICRAF)
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +254 2 524001
Email: afsis.info at africasoils.net
Contact Address:
ICRAF Complex, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, PO Box 30677
City: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
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Publications/References
Vagen, T-G. 2010. Africa Soil Information Service: Topographic Wetness Index (TWI). Palisades, NY and Nairobi, Kenya: International Center for Tropical Agriculture - Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (CIAT-TSBF), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. Available at http://africasoils.net/

Vagen, T-G. 2010. Africa Soil Information Service: Specific Catchment Area (SCA). Palisades, NY and Nairobi, Kenya: International Center for Tropical Agriculture - Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (CIAT-TSBF), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. Available at http://africasoils.net/
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-08-31
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-09-28

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