Biology of the Mertz Glacier Polynya - Zooplankton and CTD Data

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Biology of the Mertz Glacier Polynya - Zooplankton and CTD Data

Description:

Abstract:

Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1101 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- 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 'what's it doing?'. The proposed visit to the sea ice zone in winter is a rare opportunity to conduct observations on phytoplankton, krill, birds, seals and whales, so that we can begin to understand the biological processes that go on in winter. Data for this project were intended to be collected on a 1998 winter voyage of the Aurora Australis, but a fire on board meant that the voyage had to return to port before work could be carried out. Data were then collected the following year during a 1999 winter voyage of the Aurora Australis (IDIOTS), which ran from July to September. Data attached to this metadata record, include zooplankton and CTD data collected from the Mertz Glacier region. The data have been compiled by Angela McGaffin, and can be found in the "processed" folder of the download file. Original datasets are also available in the "Original Datasets" folder.

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

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Time_Period_of_Content:

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19990701

Ending_Date: 19990903

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 140.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 150.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: -60.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > POLYNYAS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON

Theme_Keyword: SHIPS

Theme_Keyword: R/V AA > R/V AURORA AUSTRALIS

Theme_Keyword: CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH

Theme_Keyword: Idiots

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Access_Constraints: These data publicly available for download from the provided URL.

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=ASAC_1101 when using these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GRAHAM HOSIE

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Australian Antarctic Division

Address: 203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: Tasmania

Postal_Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3364

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3158

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: graham.hosie@aad.gov.au

Data_Quality_Information:

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

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Process_Date: Unknown

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Distribution_Information:

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Contact_Person: DATA OFFICER AADC

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Australian Antarctic Division

Address: 203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: Tasmania

Postal_Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3244

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3351

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@aad.gov.au

Resource_Description: ASAC_1101

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Excel, text

Transfer_Size: 2 MB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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http://data.aad.gov.au

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

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Online_Option:

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http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.c...

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Download point for the data

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https://secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/r...

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Public information for ASAC project 1101

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Online_Option:

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Network_Address:

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http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/voyages/display_voyage...

Access_Instructions:

IDIOTS Voyage information page

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Online_Option:

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http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?...

Access_Instructions:

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000809

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120320

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GRAHAM HOSIE

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Australian Antarctic Division

Address: 203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: Tasmania

Postal_Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3364

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3158

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: graham.hosie@aad.gov.au

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time