IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data
Entry ID: NSIDC-0084

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Summary
Abstract: The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB), through participating research organizations in various countries, maintains a network of drifting buoys in the Antarctic sea ice zone to support a better understanding of sea ice motion, meteorology, and oceanography. The IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data archive, presently spanning the years 1995 to ... View entire text
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Description: Access to IPAB buoy data

Description: IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data Documentation
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -57.0   S: -76.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Max Depth: 600 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: International Programme for Antarctic Buoys
Dataset Title: IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data
Dataset Release Date: 2001-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0084.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1995-01-01
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: daily (24-hour) and three-hour interpolated measurements
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Quality Although all data and software published have been used by the USGS, no
warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the
data and related materials and (or) the functioning of the software. The act of
distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is
assumed by the USGS in the use of these data, software, or related materials.
Use Constraints Information contained within this electronic publication is considered public
information and may be distributed or copied, and may not be copyrighted. We
request that Public re-use of these materials bear a USGS byline/photo/image
credit line.
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Woods Hole Science Center, Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: USGS WHSC COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY PROGRAM
Phone: (508) 548-8700
Fax: (508) 457-2310
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online, CD-ROM
Distribution Format: Zip file, shape files
Fees: No fees
Personnel
Role: DIF 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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Publications/References
Bohlen, W.F., Horward-Strobel, M.M., Cohen, D.R., and Morton, E.T., 1996, An investigation of the dispersion of the sediments resuspended by dredging
operations in New Haven Harbor: Disposal Area Monitoring System, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, DAMOS Contribution 112, 202 p.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-11-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-11-21

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