Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-21T02:30:09Zamd_nz Search: Parameters|PALEOCLIMATEhttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 101 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2007_2012_NZ_1Evans Piedmont Glacier clean snow pit sampling for recent decade trace element record and AWS (2004-2008) data collection162.5833,-76.7166,162.5833,-76.71662004-11-15T00:00:00Z2007-12-04T00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZA 4m snow pit from the Evans Piedmont glacier, Victoria Dry Valleys was sampled using ultra-clean methodology at 1cm resolution and was used to provide a comparison of trace element seasonal fluctuations ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_1999_2012_NZ_10Holocene climate history from investigations of the glacial system, ice cores and local climate patterns from Skinner Saddle, Victoria Land Coast Antarctica159.2771,-80.9319,159.2771,-80.93192003-11-11T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZTo understand the drivers and consequences of climate change on timescales important to humans, the paleoclimate of ice cores, the glacial system and local climate patterns were analysed from Skinner ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2010_2012_NZ_1RICE – Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution Project - Deep ice Core161.70059,-79.36286,161.70059,-79.362862010-01-11T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZRoosevelt Island Climate Evolution ? RICE Project
The potential for rapid deglaciation of West Antarctica remains a primary uncertainty in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predictions ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2010_2012_NZ_4RICE: Shallow - Firn - Ice core, Roosevelt Island, Antarctica161.21368,-79.36275,161.21368,-79.36275161.704,-79.36344,161.704,-79.363442010-11-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZRICE 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 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2010_2012_NZ_3RICE: Snow Samples, Roosevelt Island, Antarctica161.64697,-79.36115,161.64697,-79.36115161.704,-79.36344,161.704,-79.363442010-11-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZRICE 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 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K016_2011_2012_NZ_1Genomic Indicators of Climate Chnage - Genetic and isotopic analysis of Adélie penguin tissue from relict colonies at Cape Bird and Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica.166.15,-77.53,166.41,-77.532011-12-12T00:00:00Z2012-01-07T00:00:00Z2012-06-08T04:00:00ZOur objectives are to identify the molecular basis by which Ad?lie penguins have responded to a -10?C increase in temperature since the last glacial maximum. We will sequence the genomes of a number ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K053_2009_2012_NZ_1Land and sea ice sructure west and south of Ross Island measured by ground penetrating radar, UAV, and helicopter EM bird163.1832,-78.0665,167.2763,-76.9648164.8,-77.8742,166.8,-77.5667163.6446,-78.0411,167.4819,-77.03165.3333,-77.8742,166.5,-77.66672009-10-31T00:00:00Z2009-11-26T00:00:00Z2011-11-20T00:00:00Z2011-12-05T00:00:00Z2012-05-31T04:00:00ZThis data set decribes surface and volume properties of snow and ice to validate radar satellite measurements. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) at 500 and 1000GHz provides information on snow layers ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K001BR_2011_2012_NZ_1Beacon sandstones collected in the Skelton Neve region for cosmogenic dating.159.4755,-78.6412,161.5931,-78.305082011-11-07T00:00:00Z2011-11-18T00:00:00Z2012-01-23T05:00:00Z36 Outcrop and Glacial erratic samples of Beacon Sandstone were collected from Escalade Peak, Tate Peak, Halfway Nunatak, Neve Nunatak and Clinker Bluff. These samples are accompanied by the geomorphic, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K001BR_2010_2011_NZ_1Rock samples from the Cloudmaker and Oliver Bluffs in the Beardmore Glacier region.166.61888,-85.1193,169.33156,-84.370982010-12-23T00:00:00Z2010-12-28T00:00:00Z2012-01-23T05:00:00ZSamples were collected from the Cloudmaker and Oliver Bluffs and are accompanied by the geomorphic, petrographic, and structural information, and GPS position and elevation data.http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K001C_2010_2011_NZ_1Sediment Cores from beneath the Ross Ice Shelf171.335,-77.488335,171.605,-77.468332010-11-03T00:00:00Z2010-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-01-23T05:00:00Z28 short (1.3 m) sediment cores were collected from beneath the Ross Ice Shelf using a gravity corer that was deployed through the ice shelf via holes made with the ANDRILL Hot Water Drilling System. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K026_1983_1984_NZ_1Examination of the Buckeye Tillite formation, the trace fossils within the Devonian Horlick formation and the Permian Coal Measure in the Ohio Range of the Horlick Mountains114.0,-84.75,114.0,-84.751983-11-11T00:00:00Z1984-01-10T00:00:00Z2010-11-01T04:00:00ZA second season of field work was undertaken in the Ohio Range of the Horlick Mountains as a three fold geological study to complete the stratigraphy of the area. This included an analysis of the ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K026_1979_1980_NZ_1Sedimentological and palaentological examination of the Devonian Horlick formation in the Ohio Range of the Horlick Mountains114.0,-84.75,114.0,-84.751979-11-20T00:00:00Z1980-01-30T00:00:00Z2010-11-01T04:00:00Z15 sections of the Horlick formation were measured in detail along the Ohio escarpment from Discovery Ridge to Lackey Ridge. The Ohio Range contains the only well exposed record of unequivocally marine ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K072_2008_2010_NZ_1Soil chemistry and soil CO2 concentration and isotopic composition from sites in Taylor Valley and the Lake Wellman area156.7814,-79.9172,163.1293,-77.6566162.4093,-77.73227,163.12521,-77.654652008-12-17T00:00:00Z2009-01-27T00:00:00Z2009-12-16T00:00:00Z2010-01-25T00:00:00Z2010-09-20T04:00:00ZThis study aimed to understand the origin and dynamics of pedogenic carbonate in Antarctic soils, with a long-term view to understanding the formation of carbonate and the storage and turnover of ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K001_ANDRILLThe ANDRILL drilling project - 1284.87 m and 1138.54 m sediment cores from below the McMurdo/Ross Ice Shelf,,,165.2767,-77.7581,165.2767,-77.75812006-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2007-08-20T00:00:00Z2008-02-15T00:00:00Z2010-03-02T05:00:00ZANDRILL (ANtarctic DRILLing project) is a multinational (Germany, Italy, New Zealand and USA) initiative to investigate the climate and tectonic history of Antarctica by recovering deep sediment ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2007_2008_NZ_1Evans Piedmont Glacier clean snow pit sampling for recent decade trace element record and AWS (2004-2008) data collection 162.5833,-76.7166,162.5833,-76.71662004-11-15T00:00:00Z2007-12-04T00:00:00Z2010-02-23T05:00:00ZA 4m snow pit from the Evans Piedmont glacier, Victoria Dry Valleys was sampled using ultra-clean methodology at 1cm resolution and was used to provide a comparison of trace element seasonal fluctuations ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_1999_2008_NZ_7Holocene climate history from ice cores, snow profiles, the glacial system and local climate patterns from the Mt Erebus Saddle, Antarctica167.6666,-77.55,167.6666,-77.552003-11-11T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2010-02-23T05:00:00ZTo understand the drivers and consequences of climate change on timescales important to humans, the paleoclimate of ice cores, the glacial system and local climate patterns were analysed from Mt Erebus ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_1999_2008_NZ_8Investigation of dust inputs into McMurdo Sound, oxygen and hydrogen isotopes and snow/firn density from firn cores from Windless Bight, Antarctica167.0891,-77.8888,167.0891,-77.88882004-10-23T00:00:00Z2007-01-09T00:00:00Z2010-02-23T05:00:00ZTwo firn cores (21m and 20m) were recovered from Windless Bight to quantify dust input into the McMurdo Sound. In addition, oxygen and hydrogen isotopes as well as snow/firn density were measured.http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K150_1959_2009_NZ_1Soil studies of the Ross Sea Region 1959-2009159.0,-90.0,170.0,-70.01959-01-01T00:00:00Z2009-01-01T00:00:00Z2010-02-23T05:00:00ZAntarctic soils have been investigated in the Ross Sea Region for 50 years. The cumulative studies have resulted in a large literature base of knowledge on various subjects on the soils from various ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1999_2000_NZ_1Using diamict and glacio-tectonised samples to determine previous glacial overriding in the Allan Hills nunatak159.4167,-76.8333,160.0,-76.58331998-12-16T00:00:00Z1999-01-15T00:00:00Z1999-11-21T00:00:00Z2000-01-21T00:00:00Z2001-11-21T00:00:00Z2001-12-22T00:00:00Z2010-02-23T05:00:00ZThe character and form of previous glacial overriding in the Allan Hills nunatak was determined by describing and quantifying the glacio-tectonised bedrock from Sirius related glaciations. The Sirius ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K003_1974_1982_NZ_1Geological investigations and collection of fossil specimens from the Sledgers Glacier-Mariner Glacier region to determine the geological history and environment of deposition of the region162.0,-72.67,163.83,-71.331974-11-10T00:00:00Z1975-01-07T00:00:00Z1981-11-17T00:00:00Z1982-01-03T00:00:00Z2009-09-21T04:00:00ZThe eastern part of the Bower Group in the Mariner Glacier area and the central western part of the Bowers Group in the Black Glacier-Sledger Glacier area were visited and examined to search for fossils ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1964_1965_NZ_3Investigations of the glacial and periglacial geology of the Miers and Taylor Valley164.0,-78.1,164.0,-78.1163.0,-77.6167,163.0,-77.61671964-01-01T00:00:00Z1965-01-01T00:00:00Z2009-07-02T04:00:00ZThe glacial and periglacial geology of the Miers and Taylor Valley was investigated. Special interests of the Miers and Taylor Valleys lie in their ice covered lakes and in the prolematic benches ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1964_1965_NZ_1Investigations of the moraines and raised marine deposits and fossils at Black Island and Brown Peninsula, McMurdo Sound165.0,-78.3,168.0,-78.01964-01-01T00:00:00Z1965-01-01T00:00:00Z2009-07-02T04:00:00ZIn the 1963-64 field season, a helicopter reconnaissance was conducted at White Island, Black Island and Brown Peninsula. The reconnaissance showed that there was scope for a comprehensive survey ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1974_1975_NZ_1Comparative studies of pebble and sediments from known sedimentary environments (Taylor Glacier, Table Mountain and Crary Ice Rise) with those found in a DVDP core162.1667,-77.7333,162.1667,-77.7333162.0,-77.95,162.0,-77.95172.5,-82.9333,172.5,-82.93331974-11-18T00:00:00Z1974-12-20T00:00:00Z1975-10-13T00:00:00Z1975-12-09T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T04:00:00ZExamination of the cores from the Dry Valley Drilling Project consisted of, among other studies, grain size, pebble and magnetic investigations. Pebble and sediment sampling from known sedimentary ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1974_1975_NZ_3Detailed description, mapping and sampling (for sedimentology, paleontology and chronology studies) of Cenozoic bedded polymicton-type sediments within the Taylor Valley161.0,-77.75,164.0,-77.55161.0,-77.65,163.0,-77.3164.5833,-77.9333,164.5833,-77.93331974-12-01T00:00:00Z1975-01-10T00:00:00Z1975-11-19T00:00:00Z1976-01-05T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T04:00:00ZCenozoic bedded polymicton-type sediments within the Taylor Valley were mapped. These polymicton-type sediments are of glacial origin deposited into a body of water and therefore exhibit sorting and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1969_1970_NZ_1Examination of recent marine deposits and local geology at Cape Barne, Cape Bird and Cape Crozier, Ross Island, Antarctica166.0,-78.0,170.0,-77.11969-11-19T00:00:00Z1969-12-09T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T04:00:00ZRecent marine deposits were discovered at Cape Barne, Ross Island. A number of well preserved shell layers exposed beside the frozen lakes being Cape Barne, at 30m asl were investigated. Upon examination ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1968_1969_NZ_1Examination of the Beacon Group stratigraphy and paleontology between the Boomerang and Olympus Ranges 157.0,-78.4,163.0,-77.251968-12-12T00:00:00Z1969-02-06T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T04:00:00ZThe Beacon Group stratigraphy and paleontology between the Boomerang and Olympus Ranges was investigated in two phases. The first phase involved visits to ranges and nunataks around the Skelton Neve ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1975_1976_NZ_1Examination of the Cenozoic glaciomarine deposits, moraines and benches of Black Island and Brown Peninsula 165.0,-78.3,167.0,-78.01975-11-19T00:00:00Z1976-01-05T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T04:00:00ZCorrelation of Cenozoic glaciomarine deposits, moraines and benches of Black Island and Brown Peninsula was conducted. Flat coastal areas at the north-western end of Black Island were found to consist ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1971_1972_NZ_3Geological examination, stratigraphic sections, mapping and sample collection of Beacon and Ferrar rocks and fossils in the area between the Skelton Neve and the Mackay Glacier159.0,-78.3333,161.0,-77.01971-11-18T00:00:00Z1972-01-17T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T04:00:00ZBeacon and Ferrar rocks were studied just west of the Dry Valleys, between the Skelton Neve and the Mackay Glacier area. Detailed stratigraphic sections were measured with staff and level at Mistake ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1979_1980_NZ_1Geological investigation and mapping of the Wellar Coal Measures to determine the depositional environment160.1,-77.55,160.1,-77.55159.95,-77.57,159.95,-77.57160.4,-77.43,160.4,-77.431979-12-04T00:00:00Z1980-01-07T00:00:00Z2009-07-01T04:00:00ZIn the 1978-79 field season, the Beacon Supergroup and the intruding Ferrar Dolerite were mapped at Mt Fleming and Horseshoe Mountain including three laterally related sections of the Wellar Coal ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1969_1970_NZ_2Geological investigation into the mode of origin of the Wright and Taylor Valleys160.0,-77.6,163.0,-77.42009-07-01T04:00:00ZThe Labyrinth area in the Wright Valley is an unusual area of very steep gullies with flat treads between, which form a box canyon type topography. The mode of origin of the area is a controversial ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K103_2003_2004_NZ_1High resolution seismic data collected from the RV Nathaniel B Palmer operating in southern McMurdo Sound to determine the timing of fault and basin formation in the Victoria Land Basin162.0,-78.0,167.0,-76.52004-01-19T00:00:00Z2004-02-18T00:00:00Z2009-06-30T04:00:00ZOver 2,500km of high resolution seismic data was collected from the Ross Sea Region in the Victoria Land Basin to provide information to determine the history of ice margin and water depth changes ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K162_1984_1985_NZ_1Investigations of the glaciology and hydrology in the Terra Nova Bay regions162.0,-75.0,165.0,-74.01984-12-09T00:00:00Z1985-01-15T00:00:00Z2009-06-30T04:00:00ZThe occurrence or non-occurrence of both glacial moraines and past sea levels in the Terra Nova Bay area was investigated with a view to establishing a glacial chronology to supplement the Dry Valleys ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]McMurdo_Sound_Sediment_and_Tectonic_StudyMcMurdo Sound Sediment and Tectonic Studies (MSSTS)164.3869,-77.5572,164.3869,-77.55721979-10-21T00:00:00Z1979-11-22T00:00:00Z2009-06-30T04:00:00ZThe main purpose of the MSSTS project is to obtain a record of the early history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and to date its initiation in the Ross Sea region. In addition, it was hoped to relate ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K241_1985_1986_NZ_1Examination of fossilized biota, especially barnacles, of the Scallop Hill Formation and Taylor Formation groups to reconstruct the palaeoenvironment161.0,-77.6667,163.0,-77.3333162.5,-77.75,163.5,77.5833165.4137,-78.1,165.4137,-78.1166.15,-77.55,166.15,-77.55167.4,-78.133,167.4,-78.1331985-10-31T00:00:00Z1985-12-10T00:00:00Z2009-06-23T04:00:00ZBarnacles are useful in palaeobathymetry and in palaeotemperature studies. However, barnacle plates are elusive in the field, and when fractured may be overlooked by the field geologist. The palaeoecology ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K017_1981_1982_NZ_1Paleomagnetic samples and geological mapping of the basement geology of the Daniels Range and the Rennick Glacier area in North Victoria Land158.0,-73.0,165.0,-70.51981-11-09T00:00:00Z1982-01-09T00:00:00Z2009-06-19T04:00:00ZA collection of paleomagnetic rock samples including Jurassic volcanics and dolerites, Beacon Supergroup, Devonian-Carboniferous volcanics, Paleozoic Granitoids and Cambrian Volcanics and sediments ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K052_1984_1985_NZ_2Surveys and detailed investigations of Holocene raised beaches on the Victoria Land coast from Spike Cape to Depot Island163.5667,-77.3,163.5667,-77.3163.5,-77.2333,163.5,-77.2333163.2,-77.0333,163.2,-77.0333162.7333,-76.8833,162.7333,-76.8833162.9667,-76.8167,162.9667,-76.8167163.0167,-76.7333,163.0167,-76.7333162.9667,-76.7,162.9667,-76.71984-10-21T00:00:00Z1984-11-13T00:00:00Z2009-06-19T04:00:00ZThe Holocene raised beaches along the Victoria Land coast from Spike Cape north to Depot Island were investigated. Raised beach ridge suites contain records of relative sea level change that can ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K010_1980_1983_NZ_1The stratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy of surface and subsurface late Cenozoic Ross Sea drift from drill cores taken in the eastern Taylor Valley 163.25,-77.6333,163.5833,-77.53331980-11-01T00:00:00Z1980-12-30T00:00:00Z1982-11-01T00:00:00Z1983-01-30T00:00:00Z2009-06-19T04:00:00ZIn the 1980/81 and 1982/83 Antarctic field seasons, drilling and mapping were undertaken as part of a programme in the eastern Taylor Valley to investigate the late Cenozoic glacial history of the ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K048_1992_1993_NZ_1A collection of lithospheric xenoliths from the Executive Committee Range and Mt Murphy Volcanic Complex in West Antarctica and the McMurdo Volcanic Province in McMurdo Sound-110.6667,-75.3667,-110.6667,-75.3667-126.9,-77.166664,-126.9,-77.166664-126.1,-77.03333,-126.1,-77.03333-125.8,-76.666664,-125.8,-76.666664-125.8,-76.48333,-125.8,-76.48333-124.416664,-76.05,-124.416664,-76.05-166.0,-77.9,-169.5,-77.1-166.41667,-78.2,-166.41667,-78.2-162.96666,-78.4,-162.96666,-78.41992-11-14T00:00:00Z1992-12-01T00:00:00Z2009-06-06T04:00:00ZLithospheric xenoliths are a convenient and relatively cost efficient means of gaining an insight into the petrology of the deep earth. As such, they provide important information on lithospheric ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K045_1994_1995_NZ_2Determination of the origin of marine diatoms in the Sirius Group glacial deposits from Table Mountain and Mt Feather and the conditions for authigenic chabazite formation in these rocks160.0,-77.9667,160.0,-77.9667160.46666,-77.933334,160.46666,-77.933334159.5,-77.8833,159.5,-77.88331994-11-18T00:00:00Z1994-11-30T00:00:00Z2009-06-06T04:00:00ZThe age of the Sirius Group glacial deposits in the Transantarctic Mountains are a topic of debate. There are two conflicting models which try to explain the origin of diatoms found in tillite beds ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K048_1989_1991_NZ_1Geological investigation (mapping, geochronology and geochemical analysis) of West Antarctica Volcanics from Marie Byrd Land-110.6667,-75.3667,-110.6667,-75.3667-126.9,-77.166664,-126.9,-77.166664-126.1,-77.03333,-126.1,-77.03333-125.8,-76.666664,-125.8,-76.666664-125.8,-76.48333,-125.8,-76.48333-124.416664,-76.05,-124.416664,-76.051989-12-23T00:00:00Z1990-01-22T00:00:00Z1990-11-11T00:00:00Z1991-01-01T00:00:00Z2009-06-06T04:00:00ZThe West Antarctica Volcano Exploration (WAVE) project was conducted to gain an understanding of the volcanic and geochemical evolution of intraplate volcanoes in West Antarctica and to compare volcanism ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K045_1994_1995_NZ_1Palaeomagnetic measurements on rocks from Mt Crean to determine the continental drift of gondwanaland160.0,-77.9667,160.0,-77.9667160.46666,-77.933334,160.46666,-77.933334159.5,-77.8833,159.5,-77.88331998-11-30T00:00:00Z1998-12-06T00:00:00Z2009-06-06T04:00:00ZThe Beacon sediments of East Antarctica were deposited over the Devonian to Triassic geological periods, from 400 to 200 million years ago. Palaeomagnetic measurements on these rocks provide information ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Dry_Valley_Drilling_ProjectThe Dry Valleys Drilling Project159.0,-79.0,170.0,-77.01971-11-01T00:00:00Z1976-02-01T00:00:00Z2009-06-06T04:00:00ZThe Dry Valleys Drilling Project (DVDP) was predominately an international project between scientists from New Zealand, the US, and Japan, which drilled 14 holes in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica (especially ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1997_2001_NZ_1Determination of the Sirius Group (Neogene deposits) mode of deposition at Allan Hills, Mt Feather and Table Mountain159.4167,-76.8333,160.0,-76.58331997-12-09T00:00:00Z1997-12-19T00:00:00Z1998-12-16T00:00:00Z1999-01-15T00:00:00Z1999-11-21T00:00:00Z2000-01-21T00:00:00Z2000-11-19T00:00:00Z2000-12-22T00:00:00Z2001-11-21T00:00:00Z2001-12-22T00:00:00Z2009-06-02T04:00:00ZAn ancient glacial deposit termed the Sirius Group is a collection of Neogene deposits that crop out at high elevations throughout the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM). The paleoflow direction and how ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1990_1991_NZ_1Fluvial and paleobotanical studies at Allan Hills159.4167,-80.0,160.0,-76.58331990-12-07T00:00:00Z1991-01-21T00:00:00Z2009-06-02T04:00:00ZPaleobotanical studies revealed evidence for the in situ formation of Gondwana coals, a previous unrecognised feature. The evidence included the presence of Vertebraria roots in shaly units both within ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1997_1998_NZ_1Investigation of petrified logs, palaeobotanical materical and tree growth rings from Allan Hills for intrepretation of the palaeoclimate of the area159.4167,-76.8333,160.0,-76.58331997-12-09T00:00:00Z1997-12-19T00:00:00Z2009-06-02T04:00:00ZAllan Hills is known for its record of climate preserved in petrified logs 260 million years old in the Wellar coal measure. A study of the logs is part of a wider study on ancient forests in Jurassic ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_2001_2002_NZ_1Stratigraphic section description and processing of phytoliths and pollen (microfossils) samples from Wellar Coal Measures, the Feather Sandstone and Lashley Formation from Allan Hills159.4167,-76.8333,160.0,-76.58332001-11-21T00:00:00Z2001-12-22T00:00:00Z2009-06-02T04:00:00ZStratigraphic sections from the Weller Coal Measures, the Feather Sandstone, and the Lashley Formation were described from the Allan Hills. 115 samples were taken from these rocks and processes for ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1986_1987_NZ_1Velocity logging of the CIROS-1 drillhole and determination of the geological structure in the immediate vicinity of the CIROS-1 drillhole using seismic reflection techniques (marine airgun sound source)164.4986,-77.5819,164.4986,-77.58191986-10-14T00:00:00Z1986-11-16T00:00:00Z2009-06-02T04:00:00ZMeasurement of the downhole velocity of the CIROS-1 drillhole after the completion of drilling by lowering a hydrophone down the drillhole was unsuccessful due to equipment failure. Determination ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1988_1989_NZ_2Geological investigation of the depositional setting of Beacon rocks in south Victoria Land including the Darwin Mountains, Cook Mountains, Britannia Range and the Convoy Range in Allan Hills155.0,-80.0,161.5,-76.01988-11-16T00:00:00Z1989-01-24T00:00:00Z2009-05-11T04:00:00ZDevonian strata from south Victoria Land has been variously interpreted as marine and non-marine due to the presence of trace fossils that have previously been considered to indicate marine environments ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1989_1990_NZ_4The mechanics of basin formation processes of Beacon sediments in south Victoria Land158.0,-80.0,168.5,-77.01989-11-12T00:00:00Z1990-01-10T00:00:00Z2009-05-11T04:00:00ZThe Taylor and Victoria Group sediments in south Victoria Land were investigated to determine the mechanics of basin formation processes. Beacon sediments between Mt Metschel in the south and Robinson ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K001_CIROS_PROJECTCIROS Project: Obtaining Cenozoic history of the Ross Sea by coring sedimentary strata offshore163.5333,-77.6833,163.5333,-77.6833164.4986,-77.5819,164.4986,-77.58191984-10-14T00:00:00Z1984-11-09T00:00:00Z1986-10-14T00:00:00Z1986-11-16T00:00:00Z2009-05-04T04:00:00ZThe CIROS (Cenozoic Investigation in the Western Ross Sea) drilling project was conducted to obtain a record of the early history of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and the rise of the Transantarctic Mountains. ...