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Extents of Antarctic sea ice - GIS data

Entry ID: sea_ice_extent_gis

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset represents extents of Antarctic sea ice derived from passive microwave data.
It includes: maximum and minimum sea ice extent based on 1989 - 99 data; maximum sea ice extent by month for the period October - March based on 1973 - 98 data; mean sea ice extent by month based on 1973 - 1998 data; and maximum sea ice extent averaged over the period 1987 - 1998.

The data referenced by this metadata record has been sourced from another metadata record in this catalogue. For more information on the dataset see:

Antarctic CRC and Australian Antarctic Division Climate Data Set - Northern extent of Antarctic sea ice [climate_sea_ice].

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Source Data: Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -50.0

S: -70.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1973-01-18

Stop Date: 1999-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE EXTENT

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Quality The data were sourced from data compiled at the Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Australian Antarctic Division, Australia. Refer to the link below.

The attribute tables of the shapefiles include a Qinfo field which is populated with a number for each feature. This number can be used to obtain further data source information by using it as Q-Info ID in a search for Quality Information Records. Refer to a url below.

Usually mapped to a stereographic projection (South Pole).

Access Constraints The dataset is available for download from urls given below.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

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

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTICA

GIS

SEA ICE

SOUTHERN OCEAN

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 17 kb

Distribution Format: shapefiles

Fees: free

Personnel

DAVID T. SMITH

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3577

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: gis at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

JO JACKA

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3365

Fax: +61 3 6226 2902

Email: jo.jacka at utas.edu.au

Contact Address:

ACE CRC AND

AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION

GPO BOX 252-80

City: Hobart

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7001

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-08-21

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-05

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