Data · collection · 2005
Quarry Operations at Australian Antarctic Stations
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
INDICATOR DEFINITION This indicator records the amount rock extracted and crushed for infrastructure needs at Casey, Davis and Mawson stations.
Description
Included are some details of the blast burden and pattern. TYPE OF INDICATOR There are three types of indicators used in this report: 1.Describes the CONDITION of important elements of a system; 2.Show the extent of the major PRESSURES exerted on a system; 3.Determine RESPONSES to either condition or changes in the condition of a system.
This indicator is one of: PRESSURE RATIONALE FOR INDICATOR SELECTION oncerns have been raised over time by a number of station personnel about environmental impacts of quarry operations at Australian Antarctic Stations as well as impacts on local breeding populations of snow and wilson's storm petrels. Documenting quarry operations is therefore of interest to ensure that agreed quarry boundaries are adhered to along with regulatory non-blast periods to avoid disturbance to petrels during their incubation period.
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DESIGN AND STRATEGY FOR INDICATOR MONITORING PROGRAM Spatial Scale: Australian Antarctic stations: Casey, Davis and Mawson. Frequency: Yearly Measurement Technique: Visual RESEARCH ISSUES Previously, documentation has rarely been kept and communication of responsibility has been patchy. Anecdotal reports of deficiencies in past management of quarries and non-conformance to the AAD's policies stated in 'Quarrying in Antarctica, an environmental policy statement' (1996) has prompted a new effort to gather data to ensure the AAD is meeting environmental and legislative obligations and is satisfying public expectations for sound environmental management of Australian activities in Antarctica.
LINKS TO OTHER INDICATORS SOE Indicators 27 - Regional populations of Adelie penguins in the vicinity of Casey, Davis and Mawson. SOE Indicators 58 - Monthly total of fuel used by vehicles at Australian Antarctic Stations. The fields for this dataset are: Date Location Blast Uncrushed rock removed (cubic metres) Hours of crusher operation
Links
Get the data
- data.aad.gov.au /aadc/soe/display_indicator.cfm?soe_id=86 ↗
Display Antarctic State of Environment Indicator 86
download · from NASA CMR
- data.aad.gov.au /eds/1427/download ↗
Download page for Australian Antarctic Data Centre
download · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- data.aad.gov.au /aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SOE_quarry_operations ↗
Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214313806-AU_AADC.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214313806-AU_AADC.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Air Temperature · Automated Weather System · Birds · Earth Gases Liquids · Environmental Impacts · GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS · Infrastructure · TEMPERATURE SENSORS · THERMOMETERS
Provenance · 1 source records, 17 field assertions
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| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214313806-AU_AADC | 8 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:temperature-sensors | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:thermometers | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/surface-temperature/air-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biological-classification/animals-vertebrates/birds | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/human-dimensions/environmental-impacts | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/human-dimensions/infrastructure | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/solid-earth/earth-gases-liquids | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:ground-based-observations | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| 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 |
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