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Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP01-05 LTER Cruise)

Australian Antarctic Division
Worby, A.P. and Massom, R. ; MASSOM, ROB ; WORBY, ANTHONY PETER
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These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL. Note that to use the original log files, you will also need to download the provided software in order to extract the data.

This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASPECT_NP091001 when using these data.

Authors should acknowledge use of the ASPeCt data archive - "The ship-based sea ice and snow thickness data were provided by the SCAR Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate (ASPeCt) program (aspect.antarctica.gov.au)".

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These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone.
These data are in the ASPeCt format.

National program: Australia
Vessel: Nathaniel B. Palmer
Dates in ice: 10 Sep 2001 - 22 Oct 2001
Observers: Rob Massom and others

Summary of voyage track:
10/9/01 First brash ice
11-20/9/01 Transect from vicinity of Palmer to Rothera
22/9/01 - 21/10/01 Marguerite Bay and out to ice edge
21/10/01 Ice edge at 67'18.55S 71'29.49W
22/10/01 Transect parallel to ice edge to vicinity of Palmer

The fields in this dataset are:
SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
SEA ICE FLOE SIZE
SEA ICE SNOW COVER
SEA ICE THICKNESS
SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY
SEA ICE TYPE
RECORD
DATE
TIME
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
OPEN WATER
TRACK
SNOW THICKNESS
SNOW TYPE
SEA TEMPERATURE
AIR TEMPERATURE
WIND VELOCITY
WIND DIRECTION
FILM COUNTER
FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM
VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER
VISIBILITY CODE
CLOUD
WEATHER CODE
COMMENTS

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Progress Code: completed
Statement: Each parameter is assigned a data quality flag as defined below: Flag 1: Error free Flag 2: Dubious. Non-specific errors Flag 3: Known errors exist that can be fixed Flag 4: Known errors exist that cannot be fixed Flag 5: No data - not observed Flag 6: Data in analog format only Time and position: 1 Total ice concentration: 1 Open water: 1 Pri ice concentration: 1 Pri ice type: 1 Pri ice thickness: 1 Pri floe size: 1 Pri topography: 1 Pri snow type: 1 Pri snow thickness: 1 Sec ice concentration: 1 Sec ice type: 1 Sec ice thickness: 1 Sec floe size: 1 Sec topography: 1 Sec snow type: 1 Sec snow thickness: 1 Ter ice concentration: 1 Ter ice type: 1 Ter ice thickness: 1 Ter floe size: 1 Ter topography: 1 Ter snow type: 1 Ter snow thickness: 1 Air temperature: 1 Water temperature: 1 Wind speed: 1 Wind direction: 1 Cloud: 1 Current weather: 1 Visibility: 1 Video reading: 6 Photo (film no.): 6 Photo (frame no.): 6 Comments: 1

Data time period: 2001-09-10 to 2001-10-22

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Subjects
ACE/CRC | AIR TEMPERATURE | AMD | AMD/AU | ASPECT > Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate | CEOS | CLOUD | COMMENTS | DATE | EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS | EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE FLOES | EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE TYPES | EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > PACK ICE | EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION | FILM COUNTER | FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN | OPEN WATER | R/V NBP > R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer | RECORD | SEA ICE CONCENTRATION | SEA ICE FLOE SIZE | SEA ICE SNOW COVER | SEA ICE THICKNESS | SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY | SEA ICE TYPE | SEA TEMPERATURE | SHIPS | SNOW THICKNESS | SNOW TYPE | TIME | TRACK | VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER | VISIBILITY CODE | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | WEATHER CODE | WIND DIRECTION | WIND VELOCITY | oceans |

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Download point for sea ice software (GET DATA)

uri : http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.cfm?file_id=1169

Download point for the data - log files, postscript files, excel files. (GET DATA)

uri : http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.cfm?file_id=1187

ASPECT website (PROJECT HOME PAGE)

uri : http://aspect.antarctica.gov.au/

Download the ASPECT Report - A Technique for Making Ship-Based Observations of Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness and Characteristics (VIEW RELATED INFORMATION)

uri : http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.cfm?file_id=4483

Readme file containing instructions on how to use the log files and software. (VIEW RELATED INFORMATION)

uri : http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.cfm?file_id=4342

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset (VIEW RELATED INFORMATION)

uri : http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASPECT_NP091001

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  • global : ASPECT_NP091001