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Record Search Query: [Location: Location_Category='CONTINENT', Location_Type='ANTARCTICA', Detailed_Location='VICTORIA VALLEY']
Rb-Sr dating of Asgard Formation rocks from the Lower Wright Valley and Victoria Valley to determine the age of the oldest basement rocks in the Ross Dependency
Entry ID: K231_1985_1986_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: A programme was conducted to determine the age of the oldest basement rocks in the Ross Dependency. The Asgard Formation in the Dry Valleys is a series of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that form the oldest basement in this sector of the Transantarctic Mountains. Two weeks were spent in the Lower Wright Valley (near the Meserve Glacier Hut) and Victoria Valley (near Lake Vida) covering on foot ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -77.25   S: -77.6   E: 163.0   W: 161.75

Parent DIF
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-12-05
Stop Date: 2000-01-16
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Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Trustees of Columbia
University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users
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Ancillary Keywords
CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Animal Production
CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Animal Yields
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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_IPCC_BASELINE

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 Size: 0.113 MB
Distribution Format: XLS
Fees: 0

Distribution Media: Online Internet (HTTP)
Distribution Format: HTML
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
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (200007), IPCC IS92 Emissions Scenarios (A, B, C, D, E, F) Dataset Version 1.1, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-assess-is92-emission...
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-08-05
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-02

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