Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-23T05:01:51Zamd Search: [Keyword='SITE']http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 43 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]BIRDSCASEY0203A GIS dataset of bird nests mapped in the Windmill Islands during the 2002-2003 season110.3,-66.5,110.75,-66.23332002-11-12T00:00:00Z2003-02-16T00:00:00Z2012-07-23T04:00:00ZVery little information is known about the distribution and abundance of snow petrels at the regional scale. This dataset contains locations of bird nests, mostly snow petrels, mapped in the Windmill ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1150The strength of the lower continental crust; evidence from the Stillwell Hills-Oygarden Group Coastline.57.215,-67.4666,59.5716,-66.911999-09-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-07-13T04:00:00ZThe nature of the data were lithological and structural geological mapping, in addition to the collection of relevant geological specimens. The quality of the data collected ranges from detailed form ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2283Deterioration studies, archaeological investigations and structural assessments of Mawson's Huts (Cape Denison)142.665,-66.01,142.666,-66.01998-09-30T00:00:00Z2002-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-11-21T05:00:00ZThis record is concerned with the measurement of deterioration processes affecting historic sites. Temperature and relative humidity data were collected from sensors inside Mawson's Huts. The data ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Diatoms_long_coreData from a 3 m sediment core collected west of Pidgeon Island in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica110.0,-66.5,110.5,-66.01998-09-01T00:00:00Z1998-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-11-09T05:00:00ZA sediment core was collected from the western side of Pidgeon Island, (66.3216 S, 110.445 E) at a water depth of 82.0 m. This sediment core (PG 1411-2) was recovered using a release-controlled piston ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Diatoms_sre2Diatom and associated data for a field experiment which translocated control and contaminated sediments between locations within the Windmill Islands, Antarctica110.0,-66.5,110.5,-66.01997-09-01T00:00:00Z1999-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-11-09T05:00:00ZFull title:
Diatom and associated data for a manipulative field experiment which translocated control and contaminated sediments between locations within the Windmill Islands, Antarctica.
A manipulative ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]diatoms_sre3Diatom and associated data for examining the effects of heavy metal and petroleum hydrocarbon contamination on benthic diatom communities in Antarctica110.0,-66.5,110.5,-66.01997-09-01T00:00:00Z1999-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-11-09T05:00:00ZFull title:
Diatom and associated data for a manipulative field experiment examining the effects of heavy metal and petroleum hydrocarbon contamination on benthic diatom communities in the Windmill ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Diatoms_short_coresDiatom data for ten sediment cores collected in 3 marine bays in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica110.0,-66.5,110.5,-66.01998-09-01T00:00:00Z1999-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-11-09T05:00:00ZTen sediment cores were collected from 3 marine bays in the Windmill Islands. Two cores were collected in Sparkes Bay, one in Shannon Bay, and seven in Brown Bay. Only diatom data are presented here, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Diatoms_bbgDiatom, and associated data from grid samples collected in Brown Bay110.0,-66.5,110.5,-66.01998-09-01T00:00:00Z1998-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-11-09T05:00:00ZSediment samples were collected from nine points along 3 parallel transects within the contaminated Brown Bay. The diatom spreadsheet (diatom_data) contains both initial diatom counts and the relative ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Diatoms_seasonal_varInterseasonal variability of benthic diatoms communities within the Windmill Islands, Antarctica110.0,-66.5,110.5,-66.02000-12-31T00:00:00Z2001-02-12T00:00:00Z2011-11-09T05:00:00ZSediment samples were collected with an Eckamn grab from four locations within the Windmill Islands (Herring Island, O'Connor Island, Shannon Bay and Brown Bay). A weekly sampling program was performed ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Diatom_spatial_varSpatial variability of benthic diatom communities in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica.110.0,-66.5,110.5,-66.02001-02-08T00:00:00Z2001-02-11T00:00:00Z2011-11-09T05:00:00ZA hierarchical, 3-level, nested design was used. The highest hierarchical level consisted of six locations. Two of these locations, Brown Bay and Shannon Bay, have been contaminated with heavy metals ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_58Cryptobiosis in Terrestrial Antarctic Invertebrates62.8166,-71.4166,78.0,-67.58331990-01-06T00:00:00Z1990-02-03T00:00:00Z2011-06-28T04:00:00ZAn analysis of bedrock and associated soils was conducted at a series of coastal localities in East Antarctica as well as further inland in the Prince Charles Mountains. Protozoans and micrometazoans ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_37Structure and Function of Terrestrial Biotic Communities62.8166,-71.4166,78.0,-67.58331990-01-06T00:00:00Z1990-02-03T00:00:00Z2011-06-16T04:00:00ZAn analysis of bedrock and associated soils was conducted at a series of coastal localities in East Antarctica as well as further inland in the Prince Charles Mountains. Protozoans and micrometazoans ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC2100DMS in the Southern Ocean63.0,-70.0,160.0,-44.01991-10-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-05-20T04:00:00ZFrom 1991 to 2000 14 voyages have been completed in the Southern Ocean. Measurements of DMS (Dimethylsulfide) and DMSP (Dimethylsulfoniopropionate) have been carried out on surface and subsurface ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_Casey_benthic_survey1Survey of soft sediment assemblages around Casey Station (grab samples), Feb - Mar, 1997110.46608,-66.2941,110.53687,-66.216671997-02-20T00:00:00Z1997-03-10T00:00:00Z2011-05-11T04:00:00ZMarine soft-sediment assemblages were sampled from shallow (5 - 35m) nearshore regions around Casey Station, Windmill Islands, East Antarctica in late summer (Feb-March) 1997, using a van-Veen grab ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1003Further investigations of the effects of the Nella Dan oil spill158.0,-54.0,159.0,-54.01994-12-01T00:00:00Z1995-03-31T00:00:00Z2011-04-21T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 1003
Further investigations of the effects of the Nella Dan oil spill on intertidal benthic communities at Macquarie Island: continued recovery ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]AADC-00065Firn core data from shallow drilling investigations in eastern Wilkes Land, East Antarctica113.328,-69.0205,130.8072,-68.5931985-01-01T00:00:00Z1985-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-04-13T04:00:00ZA shallow firn core drilling program was conducted in eastern Wilkes Land in 1985 by an ANARE glaciological team. In conjunction with surveys carried out on ice sheet topography and snow surface ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_104Invertebrate Monitoring on Macquarie Island158.0,-55.0,159.0,-54.01989-09-01T00:00:00Z1996-03-31T00:00:00Z2010-07-20T04:00:00ZThe objectives of this project were:
To monitor wind transported insects to Macquarie Island to establish which species can disperse long distances on wind in the Subantarctic and from ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_354Ecological Relationships of Antarctic Tardigrades62.8166,-71.4166,78.0,-67.58331990-01-06T00:00:00Z1990-02-03T00:00:00Z2010-06-08T04:00:00ZAn analysis of bedrock and associated soils was conducted at a series of coastal localities in East Antarctica as well as further inland in the Prince Charles Mountains. Protozoans and micrometazoans ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1071_LoeweFieldwork and sampling at Loewe Massif-Amery Oasis65.0,-71.0,69.0,-68.02001-12-01T00:00:00Z2004-03-01T00:00:00Z2010-06-08T04:00:00ZAt Loewe Massif and Amery Oasis, samples were taken;
--> for sediment analysis (XRF geochemistry and grain size)
--> for geochronology (cosmogenic isotope analysis).
...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]AADC-00064Ice sheet topography and surface characteristics in eastern Wilkes Land, East Antarctica.120.0,-69.0,120.0,-69.01980-01-01T00:00:00Z1986-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-06-08T04:00:00ZThis dataset is summarised using the abstract from ANARE Research Notes 64, Ice sheet topography and surface characteristics in eastern Wilkes Land, East Antarctica.
A comprehensive survey ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_941Impact of changes in UV and visible radiation on the reflective properties of plant photosynthetic surfaces110.416695,-66.35,110.416695,-66.351996-09-30T00:00:00Z1999-03-31T00:00:00Z2010-06-08T04:00:00ZWe investigated how surface reflectance properties and pigment concentrations of Antarctic moss varied over species, sites, icrotopography, and with water content. We found that species had significantly ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]HABITATCASEY0203Bird habitat surveys conducted in the Windmill Islands during 2002/03 and descriptive information of the terrestrial Environment in the Windmill Islands110.3,-66.5,110.75,-66.23332002-11-12T00:00:00Z2003-02-16T00:00:00Z2008-11-19T05:00:00ZVery little information is available on the geomorphology of areas surrounding Australian Antarctic stations. This type of information is generally collected during geological surveys. This metadata ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_HCL_0.50.5 hour 1 M HCl extraction data for the Windmill Islands marine sediments110.0,-66.0,110.0,-66.01997-10-01T00:00:00Z1999-03-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZThese results are for the 0.5 hour extraction of HCl.
See also the metadata records for the 4 hour extraction of HCl, and the time trial data for 1 M HCl extractions.
A regional survey of potential ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_HCL_44 hour 1 M HCl extraction data for the Windmill Islands marine sediments110.0,-66.0,110.0,-66.01997-10-01T00:00:00Z1999-03-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZThese results are for the 4 hour extraction of HCl.
See also the metadata records for the 0.5 hour extraction of HCl, and the time trial data for 1 M HCl extractions.
A regional survey of potential ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_555A Survey of the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Streams and Lakes of Macquarie Island158.9,-54.5,158.9,-54.51992-11-13T00:00:00Z1992-12-03T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZIn all, 15 sites on 12 streams were kick-sampled for invertebrates. Eleven fully aquatic taxa were found: a species of Iais (Isopoda: Janiridae); six species of oligochaetes (three enchytraeids, one ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1342A comparison of sea-ice thickness measurements made using ship-mounted and airborne electromagnetic induction devices139.352,-67.183,145.266,-62.9822001-09-30T00:00:00Z2002-03-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data from ASAC Project 1342
See the link below for public details on this project.
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This project involves field trialling of software written ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_Casey_SRE1A manipulative field experiment examining the effect of contaminated sediment on the recruitment and recolonisation of soft-sediment infauna.110.52252,-66.2941,110.54701,-66.279131997-03-05T00:00:00Z1997-11-18T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZThe effect of location, depth and sediment contamination on recruitment of soft-sediment assemblages were examined in a pilot experiment at Casey Station, East Antarctica. Two locations were used, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_Casey_SRE2A manipulative field experiment examining the effect of contaminated sediment on the recruitment of soft-sediment infauna (Mar 1998 - Feb 1999).110.52252,-66.2941,110.54701,-66.279131998-02-11T00:00:00Z1999-02-11T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZThe effect of location and sediment contamination on recruitment of soft-sediment assemblages were examined in field experiment at Casey Station, East Antarctica. Four locations were used, a polluted ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_Casey_SRE3A manipulative field experiment examining the effect of heavy metal and hydrocarbon contaminated sediment on the recruitment of soft-sediment infauna.110.52252,-66.2941,110.54701,-66.279131998-12-01T00:00:00Z1999-02-17T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZThe effects of hyrdocarbon and heavy metal contamination of marine sediments on recruitment of soft-sediment assemblages were examined in a field experiment at Casey Station, East Antarctica. Three ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_672An Investigation of the Effects of the Nella Dan Oil Spill158.0,-54.0,159.0,-54.01988-11-01T00:00:00Z1989-02-28T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 672 An Investigation of the Effects of the Nella Dan Oil Spill on the Macroinvertebrate Fauna of 'Durvillea antarctica' Holdfasts from Macquarie ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_973An integrated field, geochemical, isotopic and geochronological study of Gaussberg89.2,-66.8,89.2,-66.81996-09-30T00:00:00Z1997-03-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZAn integrated field, geochemical, isotopic and geochronological study of Gaussberg: Constraints on timing, character and petrogenesis of holocene lamproitic volcanics in the eastern Antarctica Shield ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_996Assessment of the impact of human sewage effluent on benthic communities at Macquarie Island158.0,-54.0,159.0,-54.01996-12-01T00:00:00Z1997-12-07T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 996
See the link below for public details on this project.
The study investigated the effects of the small sewage outfall on algal epifauna in ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Diatom_transectsDiatom data for transects at 4 locations in the Windmill Islands110.0,-66.0,110.0,-66.02001-01-13T00:00:00Z2001-01-15T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZSediment samples were collected from four locations within the Windmill Islands (Cloyd Island, Odbert Island, Shannon Bay and Brown Bay). Within each location three parallel transects were created, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_250Evaluation of Possible Effects on Rocky Shore Biota from Oil Spillage from the 'Nella Dan'158.0,-54.0,159.0,-54.01988-11-01T00:00:00Z1989-02-28T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 250
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The study investigated the impacts of oiling on the biota of rocky shores. Five shore ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1332Glacial history of the Framnes Mountains, East Antarctica.62.0,-69.0,64.0,-67.02001-11-15T00:00:00Z2002-02-28T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZGeological evidence from the Framnes Mountain, East Antarctica, will reveal changes in ice thickness from the Last Glacial Maximum 20,000 years ago to the present. A computer simulation of changes ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_999Insect migration and monitoring studies on Macquarie Island158.86,-54.61,158.86,-54.611996-09-01T00:00:00Z2000-03-31T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZPreliminary Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 999
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Large numbers of insects, mites, spiders ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]KFDBAM_ANUMacquarie Island Baseline Invertebrate Survey 1994158.95,-54.5,158.95,-54.51994-02-01T00:00:00Z1994-03-15T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZRecords from 69 sites, covering the whole island.
Sites stratified by topography (2 classes: slopes or drainage lines), altitude (4 classes: 0-100 m, 100-200 m, 200-300 m, 300m+), vegetation type ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_1183Prevalence of viruses and parasites in populations of house mice on Macquarie Island150.0,-55.0,160.0,-40.02000-11-18T00:00:00Z2001-05-19T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZLittle information exists on risks of disease introduced into environments from exotic species. House mice remain prevalent on Macquarie Island, and may interfere with the subantarctic community there ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2720_filtrationSamples collected for HPLC pigments, microscopy and flow cytometry for the SAZ-SENSE project140.3,-54.27,153.81,-43.052007-01-20T00:00:00Z2007-02-19T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data from ASAC Project 2720
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The overall objective is to characterize Southern Ocean marine ecosystems, their influence on ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_21Survey of Benthic and Other Marine Invertebrates of Prydz Bay Region, Antarctica76.0,-69.0,76.0,-69.01991-01-04T00:00:00Z1991-03-19T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZProject Title: Survey of benthic and other marine invertebrates of the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica.
Investigators: Dr W. Zeidler and Mrs K.L. Gowlett-Holmes, South Australian Museum, Adelaide.
Project ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_Casey_benthic_survey3Survey of soft sediment assemblages around Casey Station (Winter grab samples), June-Sept 1998110.0,-66.2941,110.53687,-66.279131998-06-05T00:00:00Z1998-09-18T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMarine soft-sediment assemblages were sampled from shallow (5 - 35m) nearshore regions around Casey Station, Windmill Islands, East Antarctica in winter 1998, using a van-Veen grab (surface area 20 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_379The Zooplankton Ecology of Ellis Fjord75.75,-69.5166,76.4,-69.151984-11-01T00:00:00Z1986-02-28T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZFrom the abstract of one of the papers:
A study was made of the sub-littoral benthic environment of Ellis Fjord, a 10km-long fjord located near Davis Station, in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, over ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_40_KACTASThe role of Antarctic marine protists in trophodynamics and global change and the impact of UV-B on these organisms - KACTAS samples62.47,-69.21,142.43,-45.171996-01-30T00:00:00Z1996-04-03T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZSampling sites with a list of activities at each site for the KACTAS cruise of the Aurora Australis - January to March 2001.
The fields in this dataset are:
Site
Date
Latitude
Longitude
Samples/Comments ...