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ASPeCt ship-based observations during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012

Entry ID: SIPEX_II_ASPECT

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset contains observations of ice conditions taken from the bridge of the RV Aurora Australis during SIPEX 2012, following the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research/CliC Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate [ASPeCt] protocols. See aspect.antarctica.gov.au

Observations include total and partial concentration, ice type, thickness, floe size, topography, and snow cover in each of ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -66.0

E: 125.0

W: 113.0

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
SIPEX_II

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2012-09-22

Stop Date: 2012-11-11

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Platform

R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Project

ASPECT > Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate

Quality The observation location sometimes could not be occupied due to requirements by the ship's crew or the presence of fellow expeditioners.

Ship movement between SIPEX 2012 stations was often not sufficient for hourly observations to be conducted as the required minimum separation from the previous observation point was not achieved.

Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.

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=SIPEX_II... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

SIPEX

ASPECT

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Australian Antarctic Division

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