Meltwater geochemistry and biological characteristics of the Darwin Glacier region of Antarctica
Entry ID:
K081_2007_2008_NZ_3
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Summary
Abstract:
Freshwater ponds have long been recognised as an important local biodiversity element in the Antarctic landscape. A suite of relatively easily measured chemical and biological variables that provide key information on the structure of Antarctic aquatic ecosystems have been measured at several sites in the Ross Sea region in conjunction with the Latitudinal Gradient Project and were measured more ... recently in areas around the Darwin glacier. Samples were collected from the following meltwater catchments: Lake Wilson, Diamond Hill, Lake Wellman area, Grant Valley (Lake Hendy),the Foggy Dog Glacier region and Tentacle Ridge. In addition, several moraine based ponds and several supraglacial ponds were sampled opportunistically. Water samples are to be analysed for pH, salinity, conductivity, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl, SO4, HCO3, DIC, DOC, Chlor-a, isotopes (O18, D2, Tr3), dissolved nutrients (NO3, DRP, NH3, TDN, and TDP), particulate nutrients (PNPP, PNPC), viruses and bacteria, and selected trace elements. Cyanobacterial mats and sediments will be analysed for species composition (incl. genetics), and invertebrates. The mineralogy of salts precipitated in pond sediments and in soils will also be determined. 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: -79.0
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S: -80.0
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E: 160.0
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W: 156.0
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Min Altitude:
127
Max Altitude:
1453
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Min Depth:
0
Max Depth:
3
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2009-01-13
Stop Date:
2009-01-29
Quality
As a subset of the original OMAERUV, the quality of this product is identical to the original product.
Use Constraints
As a subset of the original OMAERUV, the constrains for this product are identical to the original product.
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Distribution
Distribution Media:
FTP
Distribution Size:
Approx 1.52 MB per file
Distribution Format:
HDF-EOS5
Fees:
None
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
301-614-6776
Email:
omar.o.torres at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614
City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
301-614-5705
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Andrey.Savtchenko at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Distributed Active Archive Center Global Change Data Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Ahmad, S. P., P. F. Levelt, P. K. Bhartia, E. Hilsenrath, G. W. Leppelmeier,and J. E. Johnson, Atmospheric Products from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument(OMI), Proceedings of SPIE conference on Earth Observing Systems VIII, San Diego, California, Aug 3-8, 2003. http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/acdisc/ozone/docs/omi-spie-2003.doc ...
Brinksma, E. J., K. F. Boersma, and P. F. Levelt, OMI-Validation
Requirements, May 16, 2003.
Herman, J.R., and E. A. Celarier, Earth surface reflectivity
climatology at 340 and 380 nm from TOMS data, J. Geophys. Res.,
102, 28,003-28,011, 1997
Torres O., P.K. Bhartia, J.R. Herman and Z. Ahmad, Derivation of
aerosol properties from satellite measurements of backscattered
ultraviolet radiation. Theoretical Basis, J. Geophys. Res.,
103, 17099-17110, 1998
Torres, O., P.K. Bhartia, A. Syniuk, and E. Welton, TOMS
Measurements of Aerosol Absorption from Space: Comparison to
SAFARI 2000 Ground based Observations, J. Geophys. Res., 110,
D10S18, doi:10.10129/2004JD004611, 2005
Levelt, P. F., B. van den Oord, E. Hilsenrath,
G. W. Leppelmeier, P. K. Bhartia, A. Malkki, H. Kelder,
R. J. van der A, E. J. Brinksma, R. van Oss, P. Veefkind,
M. van Weele, and R. Noordhoek, Science Objectives of
EOS-Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), Proc. Quad. Ozone
Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, pp. 127-128, 2000.
Schoeberl, M.R., A.R. Douglass, E. Hilsenrath, P.K. Bhartia,
J. Barnett, J. Gille, R. Beer, M. Gunson, J. Waters,
P.F. Levelt,P. DeCola, &The EOS Aura Mission,& EOS,
Transactions, American Geophysical Union 85 , Number 18, 4 May
2004. [Preprint]
http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/project/eos-agu-aura-article.pdf
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2007-08-30
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-09-01
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