GeoMAP source bibliography (v20180426), SCAR, GeoMAP Action Group 2018

The SCAR GeoMAP Action Group has been building a detailed digital geological dataset of Antarctica. An international collaboration is capturing existing geological map data, refining its spatial reliability, improving representation of glacial sequences and geomorphology.  The initiative is aimed principally towards providing a continent-wide perspective for cross-discipline use, building a dataset to describe ‘known geology’ of rock exposures rather than ‘interpreted’ sub-ice features. Improved glacial deposit mapping is an important focus due to their potential to contain records of ice-terminus fluctuations of relevance to climate change.  The ATA_GeoMAP_sources_poly.shp shapefile is a polygon dataset representing the outline of geological maps that have been georeferenced for compilation and classification of the geological database. It represents the key maps that have been useful to the GeoMAP team that shows most, but not necessarily all, available published and unpublished geological maps of Antarctica (including some thesis maps, field sheets and other unpublished material). GeoMAP welcome information on any significant omissions (s.cox@gns.cri.nz).

Footprint provided by the data authors. Citations for individual maps provided in the data table. See https://www.scar.org/science/geomap/about/

For further information contact: s.cox@gns.cri.nz or b.smith.lyttle@gns.cri.nz

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26 April 2018
Provided as a pre-projected SHP file
2018

Editor
Geology
Kathy Licht
klicht@iupui.edu

Author
Simon Cox
S.Cox@gns.cri.nz