Abstract:
An incomplete dataset of moraine in Antarctica. Data have been prepared from various map and remotely sensed datasets. This dataset has been generalised from the high resolution version but there are some inconsistencies in this dataset and the high resolution version is recommended.
Keywords:
Antarctic Digital Database, Antarctica, Geology, Moraines, Topographic mapping
Gerrish, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2020). Medium resolution Antarctic moraine dataset - VERSION 7.2 (Version 7.2) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/6b6f968f-a04c-4652-9983-4c63f4b70ab6
| Use Constraints: | This information is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Please cite this item as: Gerrish, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2020). Medium resolution Antarctic moraine dataset (Version 7.2) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/6B6F968F-A04C-4652-9983-4C63F4B70AB6 If using for a graphic or if short on space, please cite as 'data from the SCAR Antarctic Digital Database, accessed [year]' |
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| Creation Date: | 2020-10-02 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Planned |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | PDC BAS |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Ms Laura Gerrish |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Peter T Fretwell |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Paul Cooper |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Lineage: | Data compiled from various mapping and remote sensing sources. Exact data sources are currently missing from the attribute table - an update for version 7.3 is planned. | |
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| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 1993-01-01 |
| End Date | 2020-04-29 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -90 |
| Northernmost | -60 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -180 |
| Easternmost | 180 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | N/A |
| Distribution: | |
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| Distribution Media | Online Internet (HTTP) |
| Distribution Size | 2.5 MB |
| Distribution Format | SHP |
| Fees | N/A |
| Data Storage: | This dataset constains 2 files: - GeoPackage ~1.99 MB - Shapefile ~537.0 kB |