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Circulation in the Freshwater Switchyard of the Arctic Ocean: Helicopter CTD Profile Data 2003-2005

Entry ID: ARCSS129

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Summary

Abstract: The Freshwater Switchyard of the Arctic Ocean (FSAO) project includes a helicopter based at Alert on northern Ellesmere Island to carry out oceanographic surveys northward across the shelf break in late spring. The 'freshwater switchyard' is a region to the north of the eastern Canadian Archipelago and Greenland that is hypothesized as a bifurcation point for freshwater transfer between the ...

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: The Freshwater Switchyard of the Arctic Ocean

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 84.66	S: 83.65	E: -56.0	W: -66.24

Min Depth: 0 M Max Depth: 500 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Michael Steele

Dataset Title: Circulation in the Freshwater Switchyard of the Arctic Ocean: Helicopter CTD Profile Data 2003-2005

Dataset Release Date: 2006-05-08

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Data Presentation Form: Digital media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss129.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-05-01

Stop Date: 2003-05-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > WATER DEPTH

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN > DISSOLVED OXYGEN

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

HELICOPTER

Instrument

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

Project

ARCSS > Arctic System Science

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

ARCSS/NPEO > Arctic System Science/North Pole Environmental Observatory

Ancillary Keywords

ARCSS Data Coordination Center

ARCSS129

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_ARCSS

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Dataset ID: arcss129

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 4.6 MB

Distribution Format: ASCII text

Personnel

MICHAEL STEELE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: mas at apl.washington.edu

Contact Address:

University of Washington

Applied Physics Laboratory

Polar Science Center/APL/UW

1013 NE 40th

City: Seattle

Province or State: Washington

Postal Code: 98105-6698

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-05-04

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-11

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