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Record Search Query: Science Keywords>ATMOSPHERE
RICE: Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution Project - Automatic Weather Station Data
Entry ID: K049_2010_2012_NZ_2

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Summary
Abstract: RICE is an international collaboration between New Zealand, USA, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy and China. The aim of the project is to recover a 750 m deep ice core from Roosevelt Island in Antarctica to determine the stability of the Ross Ice Shelf and West Antarctica in a warming world.

The weather station was establish November 2010 to collect weather data over the full year. This provided the first all year round weather observations from Roosevelt Island. Retrieval of weather data occurred 2011/12.
Related URL
Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -79.36   S: -79.36   E: 161.7   W: 161.7

Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
K049_2010_2012_NZ_1
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2010-11-01
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
Instrument
AWS > Automated Weather System Ancillary Description
Project
Quality If you require any further information please contact the investigator at Victoria University, Wellington.
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Data Center Personnel
Name: CAROLINE MACLAURIN
Phone: (03) 358 0200
Fax: (03) 358 0211
Email: c.maclaurin at antarcticanz.govt.nz
Contact Address:
Antarctica New Zealand
Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch 8140
Country: New Zealand
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online HTTP
Fees: None
Personnel
EUGENE WALTER DOMACK
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 315 859-4711
Fax: 315 859-4807
Email: edomack at hamilton.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Geology
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
City: Clinton
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 13323
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-04
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-05-12

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