ASPECT - Antarctic sea ice thickness distribution from ship observations collected between 1980 - 2004
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Summary
Abstract: Ship observations, collected over the period 1980 - 2004, will be used to determine the regional and seasonal variability of the Antarctic sea ice thickness distribution. The thickness of Antarctic sea ice is not well understood, and cannot be determined from remote sensing, yet it plays an integral role in the climate system and is climatically sensitive. This project aims to establish a baseline of sea ice thickness using data compiled from many different countries, which is required by scientists across many disciplines.

This is a parent record for the project. For details on individual cruises, see the child records.

This work was completed as part of ASAC project 2669 - ASAC_2699.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -60.0   S: -80.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1980-01-01
Stop Date: 2004-12-31
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Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Access Constraints DIAL Release 3.1 is available for the following platforms:
SGI / IRIX
SUN / SOLARIS
ALPHA / DIGITAL UNIX
PC / WINDOWS 95/NT
Use Constraints DIAL software has been tested using Netscape 4.0.5, 4.0.6 and MS Internet
Explorer 4.0 (It should work with later versions of the browsers.)
Service Provider
GMU/SCS/LAITS > Laboratory of Advanced Information and Technology Standards, School of Computational Science, George Mason University Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://laits.gmu.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: LIPING DI
Phone: 703-993-6114
Fax: 703-993-6127
Email: ldi at gmu.edu
Contact Address:
Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MSN 6E1
George Mason University
City: Fairfax
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22032
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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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: 2003-12-18
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-12-14

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