Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-24T09:25:20ZGCMD Search: Parameters|BIOSPHERE|AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS|LAKES|SALINE LAKEShttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 37 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_3022Biogeography in saline lake dinoflagellates: evolutionary jumps between limnic and marine systems78.22,-68.58,78.28,-68.522008-09-30T00:00:00Z2009-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-01-15T05:00:00ZMetadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) project 3022.
Public
The Vestfold Hills contains a suite of marine derived brackish to saline lakes that have simple food webs dominated by microorganisms, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]uk_nc_eddi_africanEuropean Diatom Database-North African Dataset-6.5,31.0,10.5,37.071975-01-01T00:00:00Z1986-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-12-21T05:00:00ZThe European Diatom Database (EDDI) is a web-based information system designed
to enhance the application of diatom analysis to problems of surface water
acidification, eutrophication and climate ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]uk_nc_eddi_spainEuropean Diatom Database-Spanish Saline Lake Dataset-6.08,36.5,-1.27,39.51990-01-01T00:00:00Z1993-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-12-21T05:00:00ZThe European Diatom Database (EDDI) is a web-based information system designed
to enhance the application of diatom analysis to problems of surface water
acidification, eutrophication and climate ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]uc_ssa_desertpupfishThe Desert Pupfish of the Salton Sea: A Synthesis-116.0,33.0,-115.5,33.51991-01-01T00:00:00Z1998-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-12-21T05:00:00ZThe desert pupfish (Cyprinodontidae, Cyprinodon macularius (Baird and Girard
1853)) is the only fish endemic to the Salton Sink. There are two subspecies in
the United States: a Colorado ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ri_saltonseaatlasThe Salton Sea Atlas-116.2,33.0,-115.5,33.52012-12-21T05:00:00ZThe Salton Sea Atlas is a comprehensive collection of maps and
information
about the Salton Sea, arranged with the intent to illustrate the
environmental,
cultural and ecological processes ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]usgs_npwrc_saltmamMammal Checklists of the United States - Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge-177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.632012-12-12T05:00:00ZWildlife species in this brochure have been grouped into four categories:
Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, and Fish.
All mammals listed are considered resident species with the exception ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]survey_2010-11Survey report 2010/11 summer season Geoscience Australia Authors - Ryan Ruddick, Sam Griffiths and Nicholas Brown / Geoscience63.87,-74.4,66.77,-72.5574.03,-73.1,75.58,-72.22100.45,-66.37,101.17,-66.0777.78,-68.68,78.62,-68.368.08,-70.88,68.53,-70.5275.95,-69.48,76.42,-69.3362.85,-67.62,62.88,-67.6158.93,-54.5,158.95,-54.482010-09-30T00:00:00Z2011-03-31T00:00:00Z2012-10-22T04:00:00ZExecutive Summary from the report:
Geoscience Australia's involvement in Antarctica has primarily been focused on the maintenance and enhancement of geodetic infrastructure within the Australian Antarctic ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Davis_2009_Aerial_PhotographyHigh resolution digital aerial photography and LIDAR scanning of portions of the Vestfold Hills and Rauer Islands77.5833,-68.5833,78.5833,-68.33332009-11-17T00:00:00Z2009-11-23T00:00:00Z2012-07-23T04:00:00ZHigh resolution digital aerial photography of Adelie penguin colonies, Davis Station, Heidemann Valley, and other various areas, LIDAR scanning of portions of the Vestfold Hills, Rauer Islands and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Davis_2010_Aerial_Photography_NovemberHigh resolution digital aerial photography and LIDAR scanning of sea ice, portions of the Vestfold Hills and some islands along the Ingrid Christensen Coast, November 201075.28,-69.44,78.98,-68.312010-10-14T00:00:00Z2010-11-20T00:00:00Z2012-07-23T04:00:00ZTaken from the report:
This document describes the results of the use of the APPLS (Aerial Photography Pyrometer LiDAR System) during underway science (sea ice) on the way to Davis, and later at ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_869Methanotrophs in Antarctica78.0,-68.5,78.5,-68.01996-07-01T00:00:00Z1997-06-30T00:00:00Z2011-12-15T05:00:00ZMetadata record for data from ASAC Project 869
See the link below for public details on this project.
Dataset included are for the characterisation of methanotrophs from saline lakes of the Vestfold ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_568Trace Element Chemistry of Antarctic Saline Lakes and Fjords78.0,-69.0,79.0,-68.01992-10-01T00:00:00Z1995-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-11-22T05:00:00ZFrom the referenced paper:
The frigid concentration or freezing of seawater is an important natural phenomenon in the polar regions and results in the precipitation of a different sequence of salts ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_630Production and Fate of Dissolved and Particulate Organic Matter During Antarctic Phytoplankton Blooms77.9,-68.5,78.0,-68.51992-10-01T00:00:00Z1995-02-28T00:00:00Z2011-11-21T05:00:00ZFrom the abstract of one of the papers:
Phytoplankton biomass and speciation were monitored at an inshore site near Davis Station, East Antarctica during three consecutive summer seasons (December-February, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_706Distribution and Viability of Zooplankton Eggs from Anoxic Sediments from the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica77.96739,-68.576614,77.96739,-68.5766141994-11-01T00:00:00Z1995-02-28T00:00:00Z2011-11-15T05:00:00ZData set contains sediment cores from three saline lakes in the Vestfold Hills. The three lakes are Ace Lake, Lake Pendant and Lake Abraxas. Short cores from each lake are sectioned into 1 cm intervals. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]obis.gwaii_marplantsLiving marine legacy of Gwaii Haanas I: Marine plant baseline to 1999 (OBIS Canada)-133.5,51.8,-130.75,54.31897-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-07-17T00:00:00Z2011-06-27T04:00:00ZThe database covers the Haida Gwaii archipelago on the West Coast of Canada, including all species of the Haida Gwaii region from any published source, accessible collection and unpublished observations ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]obis.nsmnhNova Scotia Museum of Natural History - Marine Birds, Mammals, and Fishes (OBIS Canada)-130.0,35.0,-45.0,75.01873-01-01T00:00:00Z2002-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-06-27T04:00:00ZThis is the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History database for marine organisms, including birds, mammals, and fishes. It contains mostly Nova Scotia material but there is also representation from ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Survey_1988_89_DavisSurvey Report, Davis Station Antarctica, January 198978.0,-69.0,79.0,-68.072.0,-53.5,73.0,-53.01988-12-31T00:00:00Z1989-01-24T00:00:00Z2011-06-13T04:00:00ZReport on survey season Davis Jan 1989. 21 working days 31/12/88 - 24/1/89 - aims: Triennial monitoring of water levels in the saline lake system; undertake setting out and detail surveys as separately ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2647What factors control bacterial biodiversity in a natural marine derived Antarctic laboratory?77.0,-68.0,78.0,-67.02005-10-01T00:00:00Z2006-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-01-31T05:00:00ZMetadata record for data from ASAC Project 2647
See the link below for public details on this project.
Public Summary
We propose investigating bacterial biodiversity and the factors that have shaped ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1049_MicromatBiodiversity of Microbial mats in Antarctica77.0,-68.0,78.0,-67.01998-11-01T00:00:00Z2001-03-31T00:00:00Z2010-12-06T05:00:00ZFrom the Micromat home page:
Research on microbial biodiversity in Antarctica is still in a starting phase though it is a very promising area of research. Antarctica is characterised by its geographical ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NWINational Wetlands Inventory (NWI), DOI/USFWS-180.0,-15.0,-60.0,75.01990-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2010-10-27T04:00:00ZThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2008) identified wetlands as the most vulnerable landscape feature affected by climate change.
The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), established ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]survey_2008-09Survey report 2008/09 summer season Geoscience Australia Authors - Ryan Ruddick and Alex Woods / Geoscience Australia158.93,-54.51,158.95,-54.577.81,-68.68,78.59,-68.3476.36,-69.4,76.4,-69.372008-09-30T00:00:00Z2009-03-31T00:00:00Z2010-10-15T04:00:00ZThis metadata record details a number of survey reports produced by Geoscience Australia surveyors, during the 2008-2009 Antarctic season.
The available survey reports in pdf format are:
Davis gravity ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SQ41-42SQ41-42 Mawson - 1:1 Million Topographic GIS Dataset60.0,-68.0,72.0,-64.01998-01-01T00:00:00Z2002-01-31T00:00:00Z2010-10-06T04:00:00ZSQ41-42 Mawson - 1:1 Million Topographic GIS Dataset is part of the International Map of the World 1:1000000 map series. This dataset was updated in 2001/02 with the integration of data from the AAT ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_NS_WetlandCoastalHabitatSignificant Species and Habitats Database-66.3,43.0,-59.5,47.02009-03-16T04:00:00ZThe Significant Species and Habitats map and databases provide a mechanism for
recording both location and species of an occurance. It consists of 2 primary
tables:
1. sites.dbf
2. eoccs.dbf (elements ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1165Cold adaptation and functionality of the Antarctic Coastal Benthic Zones70.0,-69.0,144.0,-66.02000-07-01T00:00:00Z2001-06-30T00:00:00Z2009-01-21T05:00:00ZAntarctic sediments and sea-ice are important regulators in global biogeochemical and atmospheric cycles. These ecosystems contain a diverse range of bacteria whose biogeochemical roles remains largely ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]knb-lter-mcm.6001Halogen Chemistry and Isotopic Composition in McMurdo Lake Waters and Pore Fluids166.64333,-78.03076,161.18915,-77.532642005-12-09T00:00:00Z2006-01-07T00:00:00Z2008-10-31T04:00:00ZAs part of a collaborative investigation between researchers at Rice University, Arkansas State University, University of Rochester, and Ohio State University, lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys were ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_DFO_GwaiiHaanasMarPlantsLiving marine legacy of Gwaii Haanas. I: Marine plant baseline to 1999 and plant-related management issues-133.5,51.8,-130.75,54.31897-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-01-01T00:00:00Z2008-05-20T04:00:00ZLists all marine plant species and maps their distributions from the first
records (1911) to 1999 and includes 348 seaweed and 4 seagrass species from 456
intertidal to shallow subtidal locations. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2647_lake_bathymetryBathymetry of three lakes in the Vestfold Hills - Ace, Ekho and Pendant77.0,-68.0,78.0,-67.02006-05-01T00:00:00Z2006-08-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2647
See the link below for public details on this project.
This project required that water sampling be conducted at the deep point in Ace, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_919Functional dynamics of the microbial loop in saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills78.185,-68.4733,78.185,-68.47331995-12-01T00:00:00Z1997-02-28T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 919.
See the link below for public details on this project.
The plankton dynamics of Ace Lake, a sline, meromictic basin in the Vestfold Hills, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_784Palaeoclimate Analysis of Sediment Cores from the Fjords and Lakes of the Vestfold Hills78.0,-68.0,79.0,-68.01995-10-01T00:00:00Z1996-03-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZFrom the abstracts of some of the referenced papers:
The relationship between surface sediment diatom assemblages and measured limnological variables in 33 coastal Antarctic lakes was examined by ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_782Response of Diatoms to Changing Ecological Parameters in the Vestfold Hills: Implications for Climate Change77.8333,-68.6666,78.5833,-68.41661994-09-30T00:00:00Z1995-03-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZPreliminary Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 782
See the link below for public details on this project.
A total of 67 diatom species were found from the surface sediment of 33 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]RISCC_BibliographyRiSCC Research Support Bibliography45.0,-90.0,160.0,-50.01995-09-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZRiSCC Research Support Bibliography compiled by RiSCC group members. There is 1 record in this bibliography.
This bibliography contains references to the RiSCC program (Regional Sensitivity to Climate ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SR43-44SR43-44 Ingrid Christensen Coast - 1:1 Million Topographic GIS Dataset72.0,-72.0,84.0,-68.01998-11-01T00:00:00Z2002-01-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZThe SR43-44 dataset is a topographic dataset, detailing features within Princess Elizabeth Land, more specifically along the Ingrid Christensen Coast.
The area includes Prydz Bay and the Amery Ice ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_764Sea Ice Algae of the Saline Lakes of the Vestfold Hills72.0,-68.0,72.0,-68.01994-10-01T00:00:00Z1994-11-30T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZSamples were taken from Ace Lake, Watts Lake, Dingle Lake and Williams Lake. 3-5 ice cores were taken from each lake, in the hope of finding phytoplankton.
13 cm diameter cores, sectioned at 20 cm ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]usgsbrdnpwrcb00000016American Wildcelery (Vallisneria americana) Ecological Considerations for Restoration-125.0,25.0,-67.0,50.02006-08-24T04:00:00ZThe success of vegetation management programs for waterfowl is dependent on
knowing the physical and physiological requirements of the target species.
Lakes and riverine impoundments that contain ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_NSMNH_MarineBirdMammFishNova Scotia Museum of Natural History - Marine Birds, Mammals, and Fishes Data-130.0,35.0,-45.0,75.01873-01-01T00:00:00Z2002-12-31T00:00:00Z2005-12-27T05:00:00ZThis is the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History database for marine
organisms, including birds, mammals, and fishes. It contains mostly Nova Scotia
material but there is also representation from ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NTL_PH01Physical Limnology of the North Temperate Lakes Primary Study Lakes-93.19,42.19,-86.5,47.382005-02-07T05:00:00ZParameters characterizing the physical limnology of the eleven primary lakes
(Allequash, Big Muskellunge, Crystal, Sparkling, Trout, bog lakes 27-02 and
12-15, Mendota, Monona, Wingra and Fish) are ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]brdnwhc0001Investigation of Bird Mortality in the Playa Lakes of Southeastern New Mexico.-105.0,32.0,-103.0,34.01994-10-01T00:00:00Z1995-04-30T00:00:00Z2003-08-21T04:00:00Zhttp://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]lter_MCBMcMurdo Dry Valleys-Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER)-78.0,75.0,-78.0,75.01992-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2002-01-14T05:00:00ZThe McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER project is an interdisciplinary study of
the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in a cold desert region of
Antarctica. In 1992 this area was selected as a study site within ...