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NPS Metadata Tools and Editor
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Abstract: Surface melting (T. Mote and M. Tedesco)

In 2012, ice sheet surface melting set two new, satellite era records - melt extent and melt index - according to passive microwave observations made since 1979 (e.g., Tedesco, 2007, 2009). Melt extent is the fractional area (in %) of the surface of the ice sheet where melting was detected. The melt index (MI) is the number of days on which melting ... View entire text
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Description: Download the NPS Metadata Tools and Editor.

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Description: NPS Metadata Authoring Guidance.
Service Citation
Originators: National Park Service
Title: NPS Metadata Tools and Editor
Release_Date: 2006
Provider: National Park Service
Edition: 1.1
URL: http://science.nature.nps.gov/nrgis/applications/gisapps/gis_tools/...
Service Keywords
METADATA HANDLING >AUTHORING TOOLS Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
FARMING
BIOTA
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Ancillary Keywords
Metadata Authoring
Metadata Creation
Metadata Management

Service Provider
DOI/NPS/IM > Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Phone: (202) 208-6843
Contact Address:
National Park Service
1849 C Street NW
City: Washington
Province or State: DC
Postal Code: 20240
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online
Distribution_Size: 5.2 MB
Fees: No fees
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2007-05-01
SERF Last Revision Date: 2011-12-14
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