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Dynamics and change of the Darwin Hatherton Glacial System

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Citation:

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Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Dynamics and change of the Darwin Hatherton Glacial System

Description:

Abstract:: The Darwin-Hatherton glacial system offers a unique opportunity to investigate the response of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to future climate change. As well as draining the East Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf, there is plenty of evidence of its past glacial history preserved in marginal moraine sequences. Earlier research has produced differing estimates of the amount and rate of recent change in the system, partly because of the absence of measurements of key controlling parameters including ice thickness, mass balance and climate. This research takes an integrated earth systems approach by combining glacial, geomorphological and climatological methodologies to obtain a set of information that will enable the system to be characterised and understood. This will include the collection of field data on glacier dynamics and thickness, the origin, nature and age of moraine sequences and the key characteristics of the mesoscale and local climate regimes. Remote sensing was used to develop preliminary geomorphological maps of the area that aided field interpretation of its recent glacial history as well as to determine the surface velocity field of the glacial system. Numerical modelling will be employed in the future to describe the past history of the system and to predict how it might respond to different future scenarios of climate change.
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Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20070130
Ending_Date: 20091231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 155.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 160.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.0

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > GLACIAL LANDFORMS
Theme_Keyword: FIELD SURVEYS
Theme_Keyword: GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Theme_Keyword: LABORATORY
Theme_Keyword: FIELD INVESTIGATION
Theme_Keyword: AWS > AUTOMATED WEATHER SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: GPR > GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
Theme_Keyword: LGP > LATITUDINAL GRADIENT PROJECT
Theme_Keyword: EBA > EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE ANTARCTIC
Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DARWIN GLACIER
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > HATHERTON GLACIER
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: BRYAN STOREY

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: WENDY LAWSON

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: KURT JOY

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Gateway Antarctica
Address: University of Canterbury
Address: Private Bag 4745
State_or_Province: Christchurch
Postal_Code: 4800
Country: NEW ZEALAND

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Geography Department
Address: University of Canterbury
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Postal_Code: 4800
Country: NEW ZEALAND

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: University of Canterbury
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 364 2197

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 03 364 2920

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 03 366 7001

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 03 364 2907

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 03 364 2490

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bryan.storey@canterbury.ac.nz

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wendy.lawson@canterbury.ac.nz

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt.joy@pg.canterbury.ac.nz

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt@abandonednz.com

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Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NZ/NZAI/ANZ > Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand
Contact_Person: SHULAMIT GORDON

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 358 0200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 358 0211

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: s.gordon@antarcticanz.govt.nz

Resource_Description: K056_2006_2010_NZ_1

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Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

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DATA CENTER URL

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Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.anta.canterbury.ac.nz/people/bs.shtml

Access_Instructions:

University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050726

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100920

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: CEISHA POIROT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 358 0200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 358 0211

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: c.poirot@antarcticanz.govt.nz

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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