Abstract:
A very incomplete dataset of surface lakes in Antarctica. Data have been prepared from various map and remotely sensed datasets. This dataset has been generalised from the high resolution version.
Keywords:
Antarctic Digital Database, Antarctica, Hydrography, Topographic mapping
Gerrish, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2020). Medium resolution Antarctic lakes 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/c8570c1a-a75d-443e-a690-66fbe7d2f94c
| 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 lakes dataset (Version 7.2) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/C8570C1A-A75D-443E-A690-66FBE7D2F94C 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: | Complete |
| 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 |
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| 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 | 365 kB |
| Distribution Format | SHP |
| Fees | N/A |
| Data Storage: | This dataset constains 2 files: - GeoPackage ~268.0 kB - Shapefile ~97.0 kB |