Data · collection
Preliminary Survey on Surface Coverage around Pedro Vicente Maldonado Station, Antarctica
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
A preliminary survey on the surface coverage at the headland of Greenwich Island was conducted on 11 February 2008 during late summer in Antarctica by using a 1 m2 quadrate.
Description
The survey was conducted on two line transects which covered a total area of 160 m2. Results reveal that 90.4 % of Greenwich headland is covered by rocks, stones and pebbles.
Mosses are the predominant vegetation in the area. Mosses contributed 9% of the total surface area while vascular plants (Columbatus quitensis) covered 0.6% of the surface area. Mosses were found extensively in flat land area where the soil was moist while C. quitensis was found in higher altitude areas with lower soil moisture contents.
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There is distinctive patchiness vegetation. No vegetation was found by the seaside and areas with relatively thinner layer of top soil.
Links
Documentation and papers
- VIEW RELATED INFORMATION mmu.edu.my ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214594381-SCIOPS.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214594381-SCIOPS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Geomorphic Landforms/Processes · Landscape · Not provided · Topography
Provenance · 1 source records, 10 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214594381-SCIOPS | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/geomorphic-landforms-processes | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/landscape | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/topography | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |