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Frozen dunes: An indicator of climate variability, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Entry ID: ASAC_2386

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Summary
Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2386
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'Frozen dunes: An indicator of climate variability, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctic'. This is a two year study involving scientists from Australia and New Zealand, which aims to use the internal structure of frozen sand dunes to identify climate change in the ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -77.37   S: -77.37   E: 162.21   W: 162.21

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2004-11-29
Stop Date: 2004-12-07
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
AWOS > Automated Weather Observing System Ancillary Description
Instrument
AWS > Automated Weather System Ancillary Description
Quality Missing ten minutes of data due to station service between 2004-12-03, 07:27:24.0 and 2004-12-03, 7:37:23
Access Constraints These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
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_2386 when using these data.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
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
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 4,580 kb
Distribution Format: excel
Fees: free
Personnel
HAMISH MCGOWAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 7 3365 6651
Fax: +61 7 3365 6899
Email: h.mcgowan at uq.edu.au
Contact Address:
DEPT OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
BUILDING 35 - CHAMBERLAIN BLDG
City: Brisbane
Province or State: Queensland
Postal Code: 4072
Country: Australia
Publications/References
Speirs, J.C. McGowan, H.A. Neil, D.T. (2008), Meteorological controls on sand transport and dune morphology in a polar-desert: Victoria Valley, Antarctica., Earth surface processes and landforms, 33, 12, 1875-1891, doi:doi: 10.1002/esp.1739
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-05-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-12

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