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State of the Environment Database

Entry ID: DB_SOE

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Summary

Abstract: Antarctica is the world's greatest remaining wilderness area. It plays a significant role in many global environmental issues such as wind and water currents and world weather patterns.

State of the Environment Reporting:

- provides a 'snap-shot' of the status of the Antarctic environment
- relies on long-term monitoring of environmental and other variables
- allows the detection of trends and ...

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Description: Stateof the Environment Database

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -53.0

S: -90.0

E: 160.0

W: 60.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2009-01-08

Stop Date: 2009-02-03

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > CARBON DIOXIDE

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON DIOXIDE

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBONATE

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > INORGANIC CARBON

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

R/V UM > R/V UMITAKA MARU

Instrument

COULOMETERS

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Data Center

National Institute of Polar Research, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GEN HASHIDA Phone: +81-42-512-0683 Email: gen at nipr.ac.jp Contact Address: 10-3, Midori-cho City: Tachikawa-shi Province or State: Tokyo Postal Code: 190-8518 Country: Japan