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Exopolysaccharides from Antarctic bacteria

Entry ID: ASAC_2348

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Summary

Abstract: Exopolysaccharide (EPS) is complex sugar made by many microbes in the Antarctic marine environment. This project seeks to understand the ecological role of microbial EPS in the Southern Ocean, where it is known to strongly influence primary production. We will investigate the chemical composition and structure of EPS obtained from Antarctic microbes, which will improve our knowledge of its ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -60.0	S: -67.0	E: 145.0	W: 70.0

Min Depth: 0 M Max Depth: 10 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-07-01

Stop Date: 2004-06-30

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 1000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 600 ybp
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY > HOLOCENE

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

LABORATORY

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Project

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

AMUNDSEN SEA EMBAYMENT PLAN > Multidisciplinary Study of the Amundsen Sea Embayment

Ancillary Keywords

Thwaites Glacier

ice dynamics

Originating Center

University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin

Data Center URL: http://www.ig.utexas.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

DON BLANKENSHIP

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (512) 471-0489

Fax: (512) 471-8844

Email: blank at ig.utexas.edu

Contact Address:

J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 196 | 10100 Burnet Rd.

City: Austin

Province or State: TX

Postal Code: 78758

Country: USA

DUNCAN A. YOUNG

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact Address:

J.J. Pickle Research Campus

Bldg. 196

10100 Burnet Road (R2200)

City: Austin

Province or State: Texas

Postal Code: 78758-4445

Country: USA

Publications/References

Vaughan, D. G and Holt, J. W. and Blankenship, D. D.. "West Antarctic links to sea level estimation," Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v.88, 2007, p. 485.

Young, D. A. and Kempf, S. D. and Blankenship, D. D. and Holt, J. W. and Morse, D. L.. "New airborne laser altimetry over the Thwaites Glacier Catchment, West Antarctica," Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2008.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-04-03

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-04-18

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