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Geological Observations of Heard Island - 1948

Entry ID: Heard_Geology_1948

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Summary

Abstract: Taken from the scanned dataset:

1) Summary
- Some observations on the geomorphology have been recorded.
- Xenolithic ejectamenta collected from the tuffs of Rogers Head and Rogers Head Peninsula have been described.

2) Introduction
Heard Island is in the South Indian Ocean in Latitude 53 S, Longitude 73.5 E, and some 2,400 miles south-west of Fremantle, Western Australia. It is a volcanic ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -53.05

S: -53.15

E: 73.55

W: 73.5

Data Set Citation

Dataset Release Date: 2012-06-04

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1948-01-01

Stop Date: 1948-07-20

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > STORMS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

Instrument

HYGROMETERS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

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CLIMATOLOGY

Originating Center

NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/LISD

Data Center

Library Services Information Division, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: C/HC 35S P97 34310
Dataset ID: C/HC35 AO
Dataset ID: C/HC35 AO-1 46216
Dataset ID: C/HC35 AO-3
Dataset ID: C/HC35 S471

Data Center Personnel
Name: NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY Phone: (301) 713-2600 x124 Fax: (301) 713-4598 Email: reference at www.lib.noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA Central Library 1315 East-West Highway 2nd Floor, SSMC3 City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910-3282 Country: USA

Personnel

ALAN KEIR MARTINSON

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 210-0250

Contact Address:

Scientific and Commercial Systems Corporation

6429 Virginia Manor Rd.

City: Beltsville

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20705

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-23

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