Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-24T07:09:56Zamd_nz Search: Parametershttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 1040 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K012_1983_1984_NZ_4Digital data recorder recordings of changes in biological rhythms when humans move from regular night/day cycles in low latitudes to continuous daylight in high latitudes166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.851983-10-26T00:00:00Z1983-12-12T00:00:00Z2012-10-16T04:00:00ZMembers of the Antarctic Project of the University of Auckland (APUA) group wore digital data recorders (Vitalogs) connected to temperature probes, electrocardiograph electrodes and movement sensors ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K073_2009_2012_NZ_1Lore and Law: Sense of Place, Sense of Right and Pro-Environmental Behaviour of Support and Science in the Antarctic166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.852010-11-16T00:00:00Z2012-01-23T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZThe principal objective of this study is to investigate environmentally responsible decision-making by human beings in the Antarctic. Specifically, it will identify decision factors about human behaviour ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K073_1998_2000_NZ_2One on one interviews with Scott Base personnel (staff, scientists, management, etc) investigating perceptions of Antarctic heritage166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.851999-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-01-30T00:00:00Z1999-12-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-30T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZDuring two visits to Scott Base, the New Zealand Antarctic Research base in the Ross Dependency, semi-structured, one-on-one interviews were conducted with personnel at Scott Base including winter ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K017_1976_1978_NZ_1Psychological (clinical, observational, psychometric and psychophysiological) studies on Scott Base staff who wintered over in successive parties166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.851976-12-10T00:00:00Z1976-12-19T00:00:00Z1977-10-08T00:00:00Z1977-10-23T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZA temporary psychological and psychophysiological laboratory was set up at Scott Base to obtain psychometric, psychophysical and psychophysiological data from nine men who had wintered over. The ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K073_1998_2000_NZ_1Psychological data from Scott Base winter staff surveys of incidents and their effect on mood while working and living in Antarctica166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.851998-10-01T00:00:00Z1999-10-15T00:00:00Z1999-10-01T00:00:00Z2000-10-15T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZThe occurrance of the 'third quarter' phenomenon - a downturn in mood occurring shortly after the midpoint of isolation - may be the result of different types of incidents and events that occur at ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K073_1996_1997_NZ_1Psychological data from Scott Base winter staff surveys of mood to assess the occurrence of the 'third quarter' phenomenon on people living and working in Antarctica166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.851996-10-12T00:00:00Z1997-10-17T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZThe apparent 'third quarter' phenomena in polar missions where low points in mood and morale are experienced just past mid-season were investigated. A prestudy assessment was conducted on the winter ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K073_2004_2006_NZ_1Psychological data from scientists in the field and support staff at Scott Base to understand the social and psychological aspects of ethical decision making (environmental protection vs work tasks)161.43,-78.51,166.76,-77.142004-11-12T00:00:00Z2004-11-29T00:00:00Z2006-01-08T00:00:00Z2006-01-30T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZAntarctica is a pristine and fragile environment. People working there need to balance the need for environmental protection against the demands of their task while they are on the ice.The social ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K073_2000_2002_NZ_1Psychological interview data of expectations and perceptions and mood data from people working and living in Antarctica166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.852000-01-10T00:00:00Z2002-01-02T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZThe effects of expectations regarding living and working at Scott Base was investigated with the main aim to examine the impact of mismatches between expectations and perceptions on the mood of personnel ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K073_2003_2004_NZ_1Psychological surveys and interviews of visitors to Antarctica over three phases of their journey180.0,-90.0,-180.0,-60.02004-01-30T00:00:00Z2004-02-03T00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZVisitors to Antarctica (Ross Sea Region) were examined via survey and questionnaires over three phases of their experience; 1) anticipation of the visit, 2) during the on-site visit and 3) upon return ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K043_2008_2012_NZ_5Community composition survey at Terra Nova Bay with similar samples collected at Cape Evans Cape Armitage and Turtle Rock164.1231,-72.695,164.1231,-72.695166.399,-77.636,166.399,-77.636166.635,-77.851,166.635,-77.851166.4,-77.633,166.4,-77.633166.7757,-77.7443,166.7757,-77.7443166.24,-77.38,166.24,-77.38164.13,-74.38,164.13,-74.382008-11-24T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-29T04:00:00ZFive ice cores were collected from Terra Nova bay in the vicinity of Gondwana station. From each core the top, middle and bottom sections were sectioned and processed as described earlier. In addition, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K043_2010_2012_NZ_2Life In The Ice: Microbial Diversity and Function in Antarctic Sea Ice Ecosystems166.4,-77.633,166.4,-77.633166.7757,-77.7443,166.7757,-77.7443166.24,-77.38,166.24,-77.382011-11-08T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-29T04:00:00ZOur hypothesis is that ?spatial and temporal variations in diversity and ecosystem function of the sea ice microbial community are sensitive indicators of changing climatic conditions?. The research ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K122_1994_2012_NZ_2Population regulation and demography in Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at three penguin colonies on Ross Island (Cape Bird, Cape Crozier and Cape Royds)166.1655,-77.5555,169.2705,-77.142166.43643,-77.21807,166.43643,-77.218071994-12-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-25T04:00:00ZThis study aims to investigate the factors regulating population size and colony distribution of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at three colonies on Ross Island (Cape Royds, Bird and Crozier) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K121_2011_2012_NZ_1South Polar Skua Population Census166.42,-77.54,169.19,-77.222011-12-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-25T04:00:00ZOur primary hypothesis is that South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) population abundance broadly tracks summer food availability in the southern McMurdo Sound region.
Skuas and Ad?lie penguins ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K069_1996_2012_NZ_1All-Sky Optical Imager data, Arrival Heights, Scott Base, Antarctica166.7625,-77.9175,166.7625,-77.91751996-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-21T04:00:00ZAn All-sky Optical Imager was installed in January 1996 at Arrival Heights, Ross Island, Antarctica, to continuously record and analyse optical emissions associated with solar wind particle reactions ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2007_2012_NZ_1Evans Piedmont Glacier clean snow pit sampling for recent decade trace element record and AWS (2004-2008) data collection162.5833,-76.7166,162.5833,-76.71662004-11-15T00:00:00Z2007-12-04T00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZA 4m snow pit from the Evans Piedmont glacier, Victoria Dry Valleys was sampled using ultra-clean methodology at 1cm resolution and was used to provide a comparison of trace element seasonal fluctuations ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_1999_2012_NZ_10Holocene climate history from investigations of the glacial system, ice cores and local climate patterns from Skinner Saddle, Victoria Land Coast Antarctica159.2771,-80.9319,159.2771,-80.93192003-11-11T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZTo understand the drivers and consequences of climate change on timescales important to humans, the paleoclimate of ice cores, the glacial system and local climate patterns were analysed from Skinner ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2010_2012_NZ_1RICE – Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution Project - Deep ice Core161.70059,-79.36286,161.70059,-79.362862010-01-11T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZRoosevelt Island Climate Evolution ? RICE Project
The potential for rapid deglaciation of West Antarctica remains a primary uncertainty in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predictions ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2010_2012_NZ_2RICE: Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution Project - Automatic Weather Station Data161.69875,-79.36166,161.69875,-79.361662010-11-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZRICE is an international collaboration between New Zealand, USA, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy and China. The aim of the project is to recover a 750 m deep ice core from Roosevelt ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2010_2012_NZ_4RICE: Shallow - Firn - Ice core, Roosevelt Island, Antarctica161.21368,-79.36275,161.21368,-79.36275161.704,-79.36344,161.704,-79.363442010-11-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZRICE is an international collaboration between New Zealand, USA, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy and China. The aim of the project is to recover a 750 m deep ice core from Roosevelt ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K049_2010_2012_NZ_3RICE: Snow Samples, Roosevelt Island, Antarctica161.64697,-79.36115,161.64697,-79.36115161.704,-79.36344,161.704,-79.363442010-11-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-19T04:00:00ZRICE is an international collaboration between New Zealand, USA, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy and China. The aim of the project is to recover a 750 m deep ice core from Roosevelt ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K132_2010_2012_NZ_1Cold Spice: Double Diffusion Generated by Vertical Ice Walls at Erebus Ice Tongue and Drygalski Ice Tongue, Antarctica166.446,-77.7025,166.446,-77.7025163.30923,-75.31655,163.30923,-75.316552010-10-24T00:00:00Z2012-01-26T00:00:00Z2012-06-18T04:00:00Z?Ocean spice? refers to one of the great hidden mechanisms driving ocean missing. Large regions of the oceans are layered in such a way that differences in molecular characteristics between heat and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K055_2010_2012_NZ_1Dynamics in the Antarctic Atmosphere, Ross Island166.45,-77.5,167.15,-77.42010-01-19T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-18T04:00:00ZThe outcomes of SNOW WEB are to develop networked technologies which contribute to improved climate and environmental monitoring in the Ross Sea Region.
We want to demonstrate both the scientific ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K089_2001_2012_NZ_15 minute sea level, air temperature and barometric pressure data from a monitoring station near Scott Base since 2001166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.852001-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZIn January 2001, a sea level monitoring station was installed near to the reverse osmosis intake near Scott Base. The data are transmitted from the sensor, to a data logger at Scott Base. Data is ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K001D_2010_2012_NZ_1Aeolian sediment in snow and on sea ice in Western in McMurdo Sound, and the Nansen Ice Shlelf in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica165.9139,-77.76667,163.0,-76.816666162.4,-77.0,165.9139,-76.67167.0772,-77.8901,163.49976,-74.45974163.49976,-77.8901,167.0772,-74.839852010-10-26T00:00:00Z2010-11-25T00:00:00Z2011-11-22T00:00:00Z2011-12-25T00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZTo quantify the distribution, composition and overall flux of aeolian (windblown) sediment that accumulates on Ice shelves and annual sea ice in the SW Ross Sea region and is subsequently released ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K087_1989_2012_NZ_1Annual measurements of atmospheric methane concentrations and isotopic ratios from Arrival Heights, Ross Island166.65,-77.8167,166.65,-77.81671989-11-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZThe atmospheric trace gas, methane (CH4), affects the radiative heat balance of the earth. The sources of atmospheric methane are not well understood. Large air samples (1000-1400 litres) of methane ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K085_1996_2012_NZ_1Arrival Heights Bruker IFS 120M FTS mid-infrared gases166.66,-77.83,166.66,-77.831996-08-20T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZA Bruker 120M interferometer, a high resolution infrared instrument, was used to measure trace gases in the atmosphere (HNO3, HCl, CH4, N2O, CO, ClONO2) during the early spring from the time the sun ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K042_1990_2012_NZ_1Cape Roberts Tide Gauge records since 1990163.1897,-77.0339,163.1897,-77.03391990-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZA tide gauge was installed at Cape Roberts in November 1990 and has been in near continuous operation since. A 10 minute average of water depth was recorded each hour with hourly averages of wind ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K122_1981_2012_NZ_1Census data using aerial photographs on the number of breeding Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at colonies in the Ross Sea Region158.7833,-77.53,171.183,-66.721981-12-06T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZData are of numbers of breeding pairs of Adelie penguins(Pygoscelis adeliae)in the Ross Sea region colonies counted from aerial photographs. Photographs were taken from either a helicopter or from ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K089_1957_2012_NZ_1Climate data (wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and solar radiation) from manual observations and automatic weather stations at Scott Base and Arrival Heights166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.85166.65,-77.8167,166.65,-77.81671957-03-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z1984-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZClimate data have been collected at Scott Base continuously since 1957 and more recently from Arrival Heights and is one of the longest continuous climate records in Antarctica. Climate parameters ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K085_1996_2012_NZ_2Column and vertical profiles of chlorine monoxide from a heterodyne spectrometer166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.851996-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZA microwave experiment was installed at Scott Base to measure microwave emission of atmospheric chlorine monoxide (ClO) near 1.1 mm wavelength by a heterodyne spectrometer. The heterodyne techniques ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K055_2004_2012_NZ_1Dynamics and ionisation in the Antarctic middle atmosphere: MF radar measurements166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.852003-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZOur studies investigate the Antarctic middle atmosphere?s response to natural and man-made factors which change climate. The dynamical processes of this region are significant in controlling the circulation ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K020_2008_2012_NZ_1GIS analysis, biological samples (soil microorganism, invertebrate and plant), automatic weather station data and vegetation and invertebrate surveys to determine the terrestrial biocomplexity of the McMurdo Dry Valleys163.6076,-78.1605,164.4656,-77.9976163.73714,-78.17003,163.80022,-78.117645163.57486,-78.1555,164.0503,-78.13208163.73714,-78.17003,163.82254,-78.10072163.57486,-78.16053,163.88843,-78.13208163.67592,-78.09698,163.91064,-78.02384161.87634,-78.14442,163.76472,-77.49868161.38937,-78.0955,163.83333,-77.33517160.49257,-78.09498,163.78983,-77.41782008-11-07T00:00:00Z2009-01-28T00:00:00Z2010-02-01T00:00:00Z2011-01-14T00:00:00Z2011-01-08T00:00:00Z2011-01-20T00:00:00Z2011-02-01T00:00:00Z2012-01-15T00:00:00Z2012-01-14T00:00:00Z2012-01-24T00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZThe McMurdo Dry Valleys are the largest area of snow-free land in Antarctica. Managers ability to promote and protect these areas would benefit if we knew the biodiversity present and what controls ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K085_1982_2012_NZ_1JY Spectrometer measurements of ozone and nitrogen dioxide from Arrival Heights166.66,-77.83,166.66,-77.831982-08-20T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZOzone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are two trace gases in the stratosphere that interact to have an important effect on the radiation balance. The spatial and temporal variation in these gases ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K085_1988_2012_NZ_1Measurements of the total amount of ozone in the vertical column of the atmosphere from a ground based Dobson spectrophotometer at Arrival Heights, Antarctica166.66,-77.83,166.66,-77.831989-09-16T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZAtmospheric ozone is important to mankind because it absorbs most ultraviolet and other high energy radiation harmful to life, preventing it from reaching the earth's surface. A rapid loss of more ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K702_2004_2012_NZ_1Meterological Data from AWS, Darwin Glacier (Brown Hills)159.19122,-79.50113,159.19122,-79.501132004-11-16T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZLocation: S79 50.113, E159 19.122
AWS/environemntal logging station was installed in the central valley (S 79? 50.113" E 159? 19.122") between Lake Wilson and Diamond Glacier in the Darwin Glacier ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K002_Darwin_Central_Valley_Met_Station_LGPMeterological Data from Dawin Central Valley159.3166,-79.8647,159.3166,-79.86472004-11-16T00:00:00Z2009-01-21T00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZThere is currently one Automatic Weather Station (AWS)/environmental logging stations located in the Darwin area:
1) In the central valley (S 79? 50.113" E 159? 19.122") between Lake Wilson ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K069_1989_2012_NZ_1Monitoring Magnetosphere - Ionosphere Coupling, Arrival heights, Scott Base, Antarctica166.7625,-77.9175,166.7625,-77.91751990-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZA magnetometer and data recording system was installed and began recording hydromagnetic and ion cyclotron waves (geomagnetic pulsations) propagating into the high latitude cusp and polar cap regions ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K085_1998_2012_NZ_1Spectrometer (ADAS2) sunlight and moonlight measurements of Ozone (O3), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Chlorine Dioxide (OClO) and Bromine Oxide (BrO) from Arrival Heights166.66,-77.83,166.66,-77.831998-08-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZA UV/visible wavelength diode array spectrometer was installed at Arrival Heights to allow off axis sunlight and moonlight measurements of ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), chlorine dioxide (OClO) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K085_1993_2012_NZ_1Springtime chlorine dioxide and bromine monoxide measurements from a diode array spectrometer, Arrival Heights166.66,-77.83,166.66,-77.831993-08-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZA UV/visible diode array spectrometer was installed at Arrival Heights (93/94 seasons) for zenith skylight measurements of Chlorine Dioxide (OClO) and Bromine Monoxide (BrO) in two wavelength ranges, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K085_2002_2012_NZ_1Surface ozone concentration from an TEI instrument at Arrival Heights166.66,-77.83,166.66,-77.832002-12-23T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZA TEI instrument was installed at Arrival Heights to monitor boundary layer concentration of surface ozone levels with an ultraviolet absorption measurement. Ambient air is pumped through a cell and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K060_2008_2012_NZ_2Very low frequency radio observations of lightning discharges (AARDDVARK)180.0,-90.0,-180.0,90.02008-12-24T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZThe AARDDVARK/WWLLN Very Low Frequency (VLF) Radio Sensor was installed at Arrival Heights from 10-15 December 2008 by Dr Craig J. Rodger and Dr. James Brundell as part of Antarctica New Zealand Event ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K060_2008_2012_NZ_1Very low frequency subionospheric communication transmitter observations (WWLLN)114.1639,-77.85,-67.2817,48.20422008-12-16T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-15T04:00:00ZThe AARDDVARK/WWLLN Very Low Frequency (VLF) Radio Sensor was installed at Arrival Heights from 10-15 December 2008 by Dr Craig J. Rodger and Dr. James Brundell as part of Antarctica New Zealand Event ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K063_2011_2012_NZ_1Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness Mapping in McMurdo Sound164.8,-77.8742,166.8,-77.5667163.6446,-78.0411,167.4819,-77.03165.3333,-77.8742,166.5,-77.66672011-11-20T00:00:00Z2011-12-05T00:00:00Z2012-06-11T04:00:00ZIn-depth research has been conducted into sea ice thickness in the McMurdo Sound. The subice platelet layer thickness under sea ice was measured in regular intervals at two North-South oriented profiles ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K025_2011_2012_NZ_3Biodiversity, Dynamics and Metabolics of Heterogeneous Meltwater Ponds165.54144,-78.01649,165.55963,-78.014312012-01-13T00:00:00Z2012-01-18T00:00:00Z2012-06-11T04:00:00ZMicrobial biodiversity and community dynamics within and between selected melt water ponds near Bratina Is will help to identify environmental drivers within ponds. Research will examine the metabolic ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K021_1998_2012_NZ_1Fungi isolates from physical samples (soil, rock, wood, foodstuff, air, artifacts, etc) from heroic era sites in the Ross Sea Region to determine fungal biodiversity162.5333,-77.8472,169.4,-71.3162.32,-77.5,169.24,-71.18166.1952,-77.8541,169.1888,-77.63751999-01-17T00:00:00Z2012-01-29T00:00:00Z2012-06-08T04:00:00ZPhysical samples of soil, rocks, wood, foodstuffs, air and artifacts were collected from six Heroic era sites in the Ross Sea Region over the period of January 1999 to January 2008. These sites included ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K016_2011_2012_NZ_1Genomic Indicators of Climate Chnage - Genetic and isotopic analysis of Adélie penguin tissue from relict colonies at Cape Bird and Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica.166.15,-77.53,166.41,-77.532011-12-12T00:00:00Z2012-01-07T00:00:00Z2012-06-08T04:00:00ZOur objectives are to identify the molecular basis by which Ad?lie penguins have responded to a -10?C increase in temperature since the last glacial maximum. We will sequence the genomes of a number ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K102_1959_2012_NZ_1Geomagnetic and seismological data collected from Scott Base, Cape Evans (Ross Island) and Lake Vanda166.75,-77.85,166.75,-77.85161.8272,-77.5208,161.8272,-77.5208166.4,-77.633,166.4,-77.6331958-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-06-08T04:00:00ZGeomagnetic and seismological measurements were established in Antarctica in 1957 as part of the International Geophysical Year and have continued until present. Geomagnetic data have been recorded ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K023_2008_2012_NZ_1Life at the Extreme: Resolving the Genetic Basis of Microbial Endemism in the Super-Heated Soils of Mt Erebus, Antarctica167.1114,-77.5517,167.1114,-77.5517167.1108,-77.5294,167.1527,-77.5183167.08722,73.475,167.62,77.549446167.0858,77.50882,167.20859,77.53432009-01-23T00:00:00Z2009-01-23T00:00:00Z2009-11-21T00:00:00Z2009-11-26T00:00:00Z2011-11-21T00:00:00Z2011-12-08T00:00:00Z2011-11-13T00:00:00Z2011-11-20T00:00:00Z2012-06-08T04:00:00ZThe study of high temperature extreme environments continues to challenge our understanding of the upper tolerances of microbial life and how life may have originated on earth and possibly other planets. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K064_2010_2012_NZ_1The Glaciological Basis of Palaeoclimatic Reconstructions of Ice-Shelf Moraines167.21272,78.19859,166.00351,78.304082010-11-08T00:00:00Z2010-12-05T00:00:00Z2011-11-08T00:00:00Z2011-11-19T00:00:00Z2012-06-08T04:00:00ZThe research is giving us an understanding of the entrainment, transfer and deposition of sediment by ice shelves. The investigation of the structure, composition and motion of the Southern McMurdo ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K014_2009_2012_NZ_2Collection of Antarctic fish leeches from McMurdo Sound166.77,-77.885,166.311,-77.6352009-12-06T00:00:00Z2010-01-13T00:00:00Z2011-11-12T00:00:00Z2011-12-23T00:00:00Z2012-06-04T04:00:00ZSamples of Antarctic Trematomid fish leeches were fixed in alcohol and returned to New Zealand for identification and analysis.