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System-corrected Landsat Multi Spectral Scanner (MSS) data

Entry ID: DFD-LANDSAT_MSS

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Summary

Abstract: General information about Landsat-MSS:

MSS is scanning the Earth`s surface from an near polar, sun synchronous orbit
with an inclination of 98.2 deg. The time for one revolution is 103 min (LS
1-3) or 99 min (LS 4-5) at a speed of 7.5km/sec. Starting at longitude 64.9
W
MSS scans the Earth by 233 overlapping pathes of each 185 km width. In order
to have a ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1972-07-25

Stop Date: 1988-07-15

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Quality Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

Taken from the 2008-2009 Progress Report:
Variations to work plan or objectives:
The scope of the project has grown immensely. While conceived as testing a hotspot hypothesis, emphasis has changed to the continentality issue in pursuit of UNCLOS interests, while the hotspot hypothesis remains a question.

Laboratory activity/analysis:
Thin sectioning of rocks has been done and descriptions written. Microprobe analysis has been done and is still underway. Zircons separated and prepared for LA-ICPMS work. Results much more interesting than initally envisaged.
Several months before results are able to be integrated.

Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_3043 when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

Lava

Igneous

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Personnel

PATRICK QUILTY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 3 6226 2814

Fax: +61 3 6223 2547

Email: P.Quilty at utas.edu.au

Contact Address:

GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT

GPO BOX 252-79

University of Tasmania

City: Hobart

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7001

Country: Australia

TREVOR FALLOON

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 3 6226 2270

Email: Trevor.Falloon at utas.edu.au

Contact Address:

GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT

GPO BOX 252-79

University of Tasmania

City: Hobart

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7001

Country: Australia

DAVE CONNELL

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3244

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: dave.connell at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-04-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-05

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