Arctic Ocean Biodiversity
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Summary
Abstract: The Arctic Ocean is unique on Earth in its physical and biological properties. It is the most extreme ocean in regard to the seasonality of light and its year-round existing ice cover. Current knowledge indicates that the Arctic seas hold a multitude of unique life forms highly adapted in their life history, ecology and physiology to the extreme and seasonal conditions of their environment. Our knowledge of what currently lives in the Arctic Ocean is still rudimentary compared to most other regions, due to the logistical challenges imposed by its multiyear ice and inhospitable climate.

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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 81.0   S: -81.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center
Dataset Title: MODIS/Aqua Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V005
Dataset Release Date: 2006
Dataset Release Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Data Presentation Form: Remote Sensing Image
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-07-08
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.05 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.05 degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
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Service Provider
GMU/CEOSR > Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, George Mason University Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://www.ceosr.gmu.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: MENAS KAFATOS
Phone: (703) 993-1997
Fax: (703) 993-3628
Email: mkafatos at gmu.edu
Contact Address:
Center for Earth Observing and Space Research (CEOSR)
School of Computational Sciences (SCS)
MSN 5C3
George Mason University
City: Fairfax
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22030-4444
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: DODS
Fees: free
Personnel
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Email: yvikhlya at scs.gmu.edu
Contact Address:
CEOSR
4400 University Dr., 5C3
City: Fairfax
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22030
Country: USA
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