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1. Rates of depletion of lubricant and fuel contaminants from Antarctic regions during natural attenuation and remediation procedures [ASAC_2915]   CHILD DIFs   PARENT DIF
Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2915 See the link below for public details on this project. Petroleum contamination poses a major threat to Antarctic and subantarctic ecosystems ...


2. Ice shelf - ocean interaction in the cavity beneath the Amery Ice Shelf [ASAC_1164]   CHILD DIFs
---- Public Summary from Project ---- Most of the snow falling on inland Antarctica drains via large ice streams and floating ice shelves to the sea where it lost by iceberg calving or as melt beneath ...


3. Filter Pad absorption measurements of suspended particulate matter [BROKE-West_particulates]   PARENT DIF
Particulates in the water were concentrated onto 25mm glass fibre filters. Light transmission and reflection through the filters was measured using a spectrophotometer to yield spectral absorption ...


4. Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) Project and Sediment Trap Moorings [SAZOTS]   CHILD DIFs
Please also see the child records of this project for access to data. Attached to this record are the originally supplied datasets for 1997-1998, and also summary files and mooring diagrams supplied ...


5. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2003-04 - AM01b - video footage [ASAC_1164_AM01b_video]   PARENT DIF
AM01b borehole drilled mid-December 2003. Profiling measurements conducted over a period of a few days. Video recording of borehole walls and sea floor benthos. Sediment sample collected from sea ...


6. Aeolian sediment in snow and on sea ice in Western in McMurdo Sound, and the Nansen Ice Shlelf in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica [K001D_2010_2012_NZ_1]   PARENT DIF
To quantify the distribution, composition and overall flux of aeolian (windblown) sediment that accumulates on Ice shelves and annual sea ice in the SW Ross Sea region and is subsequently released ...


7. Aurora Australis WOCE Southern Ocean oceanographic data, cruise au9601 [au9601]
Oceanographic measurements were conducted along WOCE Southern Ocean meridional section SR3 between Tasmania and Antarctica from August to September 1996. A total of 71 CTD vertical profile stations ...


8. Subantarctic zone oceanography - SAZ Project 1997-1998 - Sediment Trap Data [ASAC_2256_Sediment]   PARENT DIF
Oceanographic processes in the subantarctic region contribute crucially to the physical and biogeochemical aspects of the global climate system. To explore and quantify these contributions, the Antarctic ...


9. Aurora Australis SAZ Southern Ocean oceanographic data, cruise au9701 [au97_9801]   PARENT DIF
Oceanographic measurements were conducted in the Subantarctic Zone south of Tasmania in September 1997. 5 sediment trap moorings were deployed, and a total of 10 CTD vertical profiles were taken. ...


10. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2009-11 - AM05 caliper data [ASAC_1164_AM05_caliper]   PARENT DIF
AM05 borehole drilled December 2009. Profiling measurements conducted to test borehole diameter integrity.


11. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2010-11 - AM06 caliper data [ASAC_1164_AM06_caliper]   PARENT DIF
AM06 borehole drilled January 2010. Profiling measurements conducted to test borehole diameter integrity.


12. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, AM03 Brancker thermistor data [ASAC_1164_AM03_Brancker]   PARENT DIF
AM03 borehole drilled December 2005. Partial annual data retrieved for 2006, and 2007. Consult Readme file for detail of data files and formats. Dataset was updated on 2011-12-01 to include 2011 ...


13. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, AM04 Brancker thermistor data [ASAC_1164_AM04_Brancker]   PARENT DIF
AM04 borehole drilled January 2006. Annual data retrieved for 2006, and 2007. Consult Readme file for detail of data files and formats. New data for 2011 was added in November of 2011.


14. Antarctic ice sheet history and stability: baseline palaeoclimate research on the Pagodroma Group, Prince Charles Mountains. [ASAC_1220]
Detailed sedimentary information and palaeontological samples were collected from Battye Glacier Formation, of the Pagodroma Group in the Prince Charles Mountains, an area where little information ...


15. Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic data, cruise au9604 - BROKE [au9604]
Oceanographic measurements were conducted along a series of meridional and zonal sections along the Antarctic continental shelf and slope region between 80 and 150 deg.E, from January to March 1996 ...


16. Oceanography and sedimentation beneath the McMurdo/Ross Ice Shelf in Windless Bight [K042_2002_2003_NZ_1]
Water flow and sedimentation beneath the McMurdo Ice Shelf south of Ross Island was investigated by using a hot water drilling system to melt access holes through the ice shelf allowing measurements ...


17. ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) drilling rig [ANDRILL_drilling_rig]
Development of a new capability for recovery of stratigraphic and rock samples from Antarctica. The ANDRILL (ANtarctic geological DRILLing) Program has a new drilling rig and system to ...


18. Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Database and Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) Database (Janus) at Texas AM University [DSDP_ODP_DATABASES_TAMU]
These databases contain geological and geophysical investigations of the cores recovered from almost every ocean of the world. The data were collected on oceanographic cruises of the ...


19. Sedimentology of Antarctic Peninsula drift deposits recovered at ODP Sites 1095 and 1101 [ODP1095-1101-sedimentology]
Data include the percent of terrigenous and opaline components, mass accumulation rates of each, grainsize of the terrigenous component, and magnetic fabric (anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility).


20. Mackay Sea Valley Site Survey: sea ice motion, water current veolcities, sesimic reflection records [MSV_SiteSurvey]
Month-long sea-ice motion (vertical and horizontal) data using GPS instrumentation at 2 sites within Granite Harbor, southwestern Ross Sea made over November-December 2000. ...


21. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2001-02 - AM02 [ASAC_1164_AM02]   CHILD DIFs   PARENT DIF
AM02 borehole drilled December 2000. Profiling measurements conducted over a period of one week. Long term monitoring instruments installed 2001-01-06. Consult Readme ...


22. The ANDRILL drilling project - 1284.87 m and 1138.54 m sediment cores from below the McMurdo/Ross Ice Shelf [K001_ANDRILL]   CHILD DIFs
ANDRILL (ANtarctic DRILLing project) is a multinational (Germany, Italy, New Zealand and USA) initiative to investigate the climate and tectonic history of Antarctica by recovering deep sediment ...


23. Analysis of bottom sediments within the Ross Sea to determine the sedimentation regime of the area [K008_1972_1973_NZ_2]
The collection of a series of bottom grab samples in the Ross Sea were made over three weeks from the USCGS Northwind. The aim was to study the sedimentation regime in the Ross Sea. 30 grab stations ...


24. Abundance of Particulate Aggregrates (Marine Snow) Measured during the JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study [JGOFS_EQPAC_MARINE_SNOW]
The Equatorial Pacific Process Study (EQPAC) was conducted along 140 deg W longitude during 1992. Four cruises took place: February 3 - March 9, March 19 - April ...


25. Biogenic Particle Fluxes Measured Using Sediment Traps during the JGOFS North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE) [JGOFS_NABE_SEDIMENT]
The Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) seeks to understand the processes that control the transfer of carbon and other biologically active elements in the ocean. In addition, ...


26. Oceanic Particle Fluxes Measured Using Particle Interceptors during the JGOFS North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE) [JGOFS_NABE_PITDATA]
The Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) seeks to understand the processes that control the transfer of carbon and other biologically active elements in the ocean. In addition, ...


27. Particulate Matter Concentrations Measured during the JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study [JGOFS_EQPAC_PART_MATTER]
The Equatorial Pacific Process Study (EQPAC) was conducted along 140 deg W longitude during 1992. Four cruises took place: February 3 - March 9, March 19 - April ...


28. Water-column Carbohydrate Percentages Measured during the JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study [JGOFS_EQPAC_CARBOHYDRATES]
The Equatorial Pacific Process Study (EQPAC) was conducted along 140 deg W longitude during 1992. Four cruises took place: February 3 - March 9, March 19 - April ...


29. Geophysical investigations (seismic, aero and ground base magnetic, gravity, GPR and bathymetry surveys) of the tectonic, sedimentary and volcanic history of the Victoria Land Basing - site survey for ANDRILL project [K001_ANDRILL_SITE_SURVEYS]
A multi-national team (Germany, Italy, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the USA) undertook seismic reflection, aeromagnetic surveys, ground-based magnetic and gravity measurements to image the ...


30. Seismic and sedimentological studies of the seafloor in the Cape Hallett region [K041_1986_1987_NZ_2]
Sediment transport in several large submarine channels, that cross the Cape Hallett region, with subsequent deposition in the basins to the north was investigated. Two parallel single channel seismic ...


31. Seismic, bathymetry and piston coring transects to determine sediment movement in the Cape Royds area [K041_1986_1987_NZ_3]
Seismic, bathymetry and piston coring transects were undertaken in the Cape Royds area to determine how sediment was moving over the sea floor of this area to the 900m deep Erebus basin offshore. ...


32. Cold adaptation and functionality of the Antarctic Coastal Benthic Zones [ASAC_1165]
Antarctic sediments and sea-ice are important regulators in global biogeochemical and atmospheric cycles. These ecosystems contain a diverse range of bacteria whose biogeochemical roles remains largely ...


33. Wilkes Land Glacial History (WEGA) [ASAC_1044]
A collaborative Italian/Australian marine geoscience research voyage to the George Vth Land sector of the East Antarctic continental margin was carried out between 11th February and 20th March, 2000, ...


34. The relationship between sediment texture, micro-organisms (diatom and Foraminifera), water depth and current to 100m along the Victoria Land coast from Trip Island to Cape Armitage, McMurdo Sound [K042_1987_1988_NZ_1]
The relationship between sediment texture, micro-organisms (diatom and Foraminifera), water column currents and water depth was investigated along the shoreline (to the 100m contour) of the Victoria ...


35. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2005-06 - AM04 caliper data [ASAC_1164_AM04_caliper]   PARENT DIF
AM04 borehole drilled January 2006. Profiling measurements conducted to test borehole diameter integrity.


36. The Australian Oceanographic Data Center Hydrocomp Database via World Wide Web [AODC_WWW]
The Australian Oceanographic Data Center (AODC) provides a variety of oceanographic data for the area bounded by the coordinates 80S by 150W and 30N by 20E. Data sets are currently available through ...


37. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2001-02 - AM01 [ASAC_1164_AM01]   CHILD DIFs   PARENT DIF
AM01 borehole drilled mid-January 2002. Profiling measurements conducted over a period of one week. Long term monitoring instruments installed 2002-01-16. AM01b borehole drilled mid-December 2003. ...


38. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2001-02 - AM01 caliper data [ASAC_1164_AM01_caliper]   PARENT DIF
AM01 borehole drilled January 2002. Profiling measurements conducted to test borehole diameter integrity. AM01b borehole drilled mid-December 2003. No new caliper data collected due to faulty wiring ...


39. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2003-04 - AM01b [ASAC_1164_AM01b]   CHILD DIFs   PARENT DIF
AM01b borehole drilled mid-December 2003. Profiling measurements conducted over a period of a few days. Video recording of borehole walls and sea floor benthos. Sediment sample collected from sea ...


40. Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, AM01 Brancker thermistor data [ASAC_1164_AM01_Brancker]   PARENT DIF
AM01 borehole drilled January 2002. Partial annual data retrieved for 2002, and 2003. AM01b borehole drilled mid-December 2003. No new thermistor strings deployed. ...


41. Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise au9005 (HIMS) [au9005]
Oceanographic measurements were conducted between Tasmania and Heard Island, and then around Heard and McDonald Islands from May to July 1990. A total of 96 CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth) ...


42. Biogenic sediment history from diatom remains in cores along Wilkes Land [ASAC_1216]
Preliminary data set contains details of cores processed (eg. sample name/interval, dry weights, reactions, notes) and the methodology used. The future data set will document diatoms observed and ...


43. Laguna Playa Grande, Puerto Rico Grain Size/Paleohurricane Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2007-068]
The processes that control the formation, intensity and track of hurricanes are poorly understood. It has been proposed that an increase in sea surface temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate ...


44. California Current Planktonic Foraminifera Trap Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_1999-015]
This data set consists of season sediment trap data in the California Current off Oregon, USA.


45. Barium Accumulation in the Southern Atlantic [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_97-012]
This data set consists of Surface data: Surface sediment sampling positions, depth, Ba xs, and Al. Core data: Sediment core sampling positions, depth, age, linear sedimentation rate (LSR), mass ...


46. Sea of Okhotsk Paleoproductivity and Terrigenous Flux Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-068]
The data set on cores MD01-2415 and LV28-42-4 from the central Sea of Okhotsk (NW-Pacific) consists of a variety of proxy data reflecting changes in paleoproductivity, terrigenous flux, and sea ...


47. Central Equatorial Pacific Export Production and CaCO3 Dissolution Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2001-012]
This data set contains Central Equatorial Pacific Export Production and CaCO3 Dissolution Data. Inorganic chemical analysis of five JGOFS piston cores on a meridional transect at ~140 West across ...


48. Participating in the Leg 177 ODP campaign: Southern Ocean Paleoceanography [CNDA-ESP_ANT97-1909-E]
In English: The oceanographic campaign is framed in the international Ocean Drilling Program (OPD). It was focused on the recovering of bottom marine sediments to rebuilt the ocean history and the ...


49. Climate: Long-Range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction (CLIMAP) 18,000 Years Before Present (18k bp) Sediment Data Files [FE00126]
The CLIMAP (Climate: Long-range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction) Project was funded by the National Science Foundation as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) Program. ...


50. Calcium Carbonate Percent from Marine Sediments [EARTH_LAND_NGDC_PALEOCLIM_CARB1]
This data set contains calcium carbonate percentage data from marine sediment cores, plus C14 dates or age models as available, and NCDC's display software. The analyses were done for the CLIMAP ...


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