Title: Sea Ice Observations from the Icebird V1 1988/89
Description:
Abstract:
These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone.
These data are in the ASPeCt format.
National program: Australia
Vessel: Icebird
Dates in ice: 28 Oct 1988 - 23 Nov 1988
Observers: Ian Allison, Steve Warren, Rich Brandt
Summary of voyage track:
28/10 Ice edge at 62d37mS, 112d04mE
28-30/10 Steamed toward Casey (110E)
1-6/11 Steamed west to approx 77E
6-12/11 Steamed north-south along approx. 77E
13-18/11 Steamed west to Mawson ice edge (61E)
20-23/11 Steamed north to ice edge at 60d52mS, 66d04mE
The fields in this dataset are:
SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
SEA ICE FLOE SIZE
SEA ICE SNOW COVER
SEA ICE THICKNESS
SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY
SEA ICE TYPE
RECORD
DATE
TIME
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
OPEN WATER
TRACK
SNOW THICKNESS
SNOW TYPE
SEA TEMPERATURE
AIR TEMPERATURE
WIND VELOCITY
WIND DIRECTION
FILM COUNTER
FRMAE COUNTER FOR FILM
VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER
VISIBILITY CODE
CLOUD
WEATHER CODE
COMMENTS
Theme_Keyword: ASPECT > ANTARCTIC SEA ICE PROCESSES AND CLIMATE
Theme_Keyword: Air Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Cloud
Theme_Keyword: Comments
Theme_Keyword: Date
Theme_Keyword: Film Counter
Theme_Keyword: Frmae Counter For Film
Theme_Keyword: Latitude
Theme_Keyword: Longitude
Theme_Keyword: Open Water
Theme_Keyword: Record
Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Concentration
Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Floe Size
Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Snow Cover
Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Thickness
Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Topography
Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Type
Theme_Keyword: Sea Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Snow Thickness
Theme_Keyword: Snow Type
Theme_Keyword: Time
Theme_Keyword: Track
Theme_Keyword: Video Recorder Counter
Theme_Keyword: Visibility Code
Theme_Keyword: Weather Code
Theme_Keyword: Wind Direction
Theme_Keyword: Wind Velocity
Theme_Keyword: OCEANS
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Access_Constraints:
None. The data are freely available. The data are available for download from the given url. Note that to use the original log files, you will also need to download the provided software in order to extract the data.
Use_Constraints:
This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Authors should acknowledge use of the ASPeCt data archive.
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at the URL below when using these data.
Type 1: Error free
Type 2: Dubious. Non-specific errors
Type 3: Known errors exist that can be fixed
Type 4: Known errors exist that cannot be fixed
Type 5: No data - not observed
Type 6: Data in analog format only
Time and position: 1
Total ice concentration: 1
Open water: 1
Pri ice concentration: 1
Pri ice type: 1
Pri ice thickness: 1
Pri floe size: 1
Pri topography: 5
Pri snow type: 1
Pri snow thickness: 1
Sec ice concentration: 1
Sec ice type: 1
Sec ice thickness: 1
Sec floe size: 1
Sec topography: 5
Sec snow type: 1
Sec snow thickness: 1
Ter ice concentration: 1
Ter ice type: 1
Ter ice thickness: 1
Ter floe size: 1
Ter topography: 5
Ter snow type: 1
Ter snow thickness: 5
Air temperature: 1
Water temperature: 1
Wind speed: 1
Wind direction: 5
Cloud: 5
Current weather: 3
Visibility: 1
Video reading: 1
Photo (film no.): 1
Photo (frame no.): 1
Comments: 6
