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Biology of the Mertz Glacier Polynya - Zooplankton and CTD Data

Entry ID: ASAC_1101

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Summary

Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1101
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Most of our knowledge of the Antarctic marine ecosystems comes from summer surveys. There are very few observations of this ecosystem in winter and there is a fundamental lack of knowledge of understanding of even basic questions such as 'what is there?' and ...

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Download point for the data

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Public information for ASAC project 1101

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -66.0

E: 150.0

W: 140.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1999-07-01

Stop Date: 1999-09-03

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > POLYNYAS

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis

Instrument

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

Quality Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

Access Constraints These data publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Ancillary Keywords

Gridding Methods

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Research Data Archive, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 750.1

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK Phone: (303)-497-1231 Fax: (303)-497-1291 Email: dssweb at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research CISL/DSS P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307 Country: U.S.A.