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Sea Ice Observations from the Aurora Australis V1 1999/00 (Polynya experiment)

Australian Antarctic Data Centre
WORBY, ANTHONY PETER
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Brief description

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

National program: Australia
Vessel: Aurora Australis
Dates in ice: 22 Jul 1999 - 31 Aug 1999
Observers: Tony Worby, Ian Allison, Vicky Lytle, Rob Massom, Anton Rada, Matt Paget, Andrew Roberts

Summary of voyage track:
22/7 Ice edge at approx. 62S, 143E
22/7 - 31/8 Complicated voyage track in and around the Mertz Glacier polynya

CTD loops around the polynya region:
Loop 1: 5-7/8
Loop 2: 12-14/8
Loop 3: 20-22/8

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

Issued: 2001-07-25

Data time period: 1999-07-22 to 1999-08-31

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AIR TEMPERATURE | ASPECT > Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate | CLOUD | COMMENTS | CRYOSPHERE | DATE | EARTH SCIENCE | FILM COUNTER | FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS | ICE FLOES | ICE TYPES | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN | OPEN WATER | PACK ICE | R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis | RECORD | SEA ICE | 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 | WEATHER CODE | WIND DIRECTION | WIND VELOCITY | oceans |

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