Link to Web Site Portal Home
  [  Return to Record   ]

Physical and Chemical Properties from Selected Expeditions in the Arctic Ocean

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: James H. Swift, compiler
Publication_Date: 20020101
Title: Physical and Chemical Properties from Selected Expeditions in the Arctic Ocean
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Table
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss077.html
Description:
Abstract:
This data collection includes measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, pH, and concentrations of silicate, oxygen, nitrate, nitrite, and phosphorus in the Arctic Ocean. The data were collected sporadically since 1950, from icebreakers, research vessels, and ice camps using traditional wire casts, CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) casts, and CTD/rosette casts. Also included are positional data and, for some expeditions, derived measurements of oxygen, nutrients, and alkalinity. The data are in NODC .SD2 and .F022 formats. The purpose of this data collection is to preserve and distribute physical and chemical data from the Arctic Ocean that have been gathered through a cooperative international effort involving the United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and Russia.
Purpose:
Not Available
Supplemental_Information:
Not Available
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19500101
Ending_Date: Unknown
Currentness_Reference:Unknown
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.0
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Theme_Keyword: HELICOPTER
Theme_Keyword: SHIPS
Theme_Keyword: CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH
Theme_Keyword: WATER BOTTLES
Theme_Keyword: AIDJEX > ARCTIC ICE DYNAMICS JOINT EXPERIMENT
Theme_Keyword: EUBEX > EURASIAN BASIN EXPERIMENT
Theme_Keyword: NSF/OPP > OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Theme_Keyword: Aiwex
Theme_Keyword: Amundsen Basin
Theme_Keyword: Arcss077
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Internal Wave Experiment
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Ocean Basin
Theme_Keyword: Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Theme_Keyword: Barents Sea
Theme_Keyword: Beaufort Sea
Theme_Keyword: Bottle Rosettes
Theme_Keyword: Canada Basin
Theme_Keyword: Ccgs Louis S. St-laurent Cruise
Theme_Keyword: Chukchi Sea
Theme_Keyword: Conductivity Temperature Depth Probes
Theme_Keyword: Ctd Probes
Theme_Keyword: Depth Probes
Theme_Keyword: East Siberian Sea
Theme_Keyword: Eubex
Theme_Keyword: Eurasian Basin
Theme_Keyword: Eurasion Basin Experiment
Theme_Keyword: Fram
Theme_Keyword: Fram Basin
Theme_Keyword: Fram Strait
Theme_Keyword: Greenland Sea
Theme_Keyword: Ice Islands
Theme_Keyword: International Research
Theme_Keyword: Kara Sea
Theme_Keyword: Laptev Sea
Theme_Keyword: Lomonosov Ridge Experiment
Theme_Keyword: Lorex
Theme_Keyword: Makarov Basin
Theme_Keyword: Nansen Basin
Theme_Keyword: National Science Foundation
Theme_Keyword: Nogap
Theme_Keyword: North Pole
Theme_Keyword: North Water Polynya
Theme_Keyword: Northern Oil And Gas Action Program
Theme_Keyword: Norwegian
Theme_Keyword: Norwegian Sea
Theme_Keyword: Nsf
Theme_Keyword: Nsidc
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Chemistry Measurements
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Conductivity Measurements
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Nitrate Concentrations
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Nitrite Concentrations
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Oxygen Concentrations
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Ph Measurements
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Phosphorus Concentrations
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Salinity Measurements
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Silicate Concentrations
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Water Temperature Measurements
Theme_Keyword: Oceanographic Data
Theme_Keyword: Oden 91
Theme_Keyword: Peary Channel
Theme_Keyword: Pfs Polarstern
Theme_Keyword: Profile Data
Theme_Keyword: Russian
Theme_Keyword: Scripps Institute For Oceanography
Theme_Keyword: Shipboard Measurements
Theme_Keyword: Spitsbergen
Theme_Keyword: Swedish Arctic Expedition
Theme_Keyword: Water Bottles
Theme_Keyword: Wods
Theme_Keyword: Ymer-80
Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT
Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Theme_Keyword: OCEANS
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > CHUKCHI SEA
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BARENTS SEA
Access_Constraints: Not Available
Use_Constraints:
Not Available
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Back to Top
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Not Available
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Not Available
Completeness_Report:
Not Available
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown
Back to Top
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Back to Top
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NSIDC_ARCSS > Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Contact_Person: NSIDC ARCSS USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Resource_Description: ARCSS077
Resource_Description: ARCSS077
Distribution_Liability:
Not Available
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: data are in NODC .SD2 and .F022 formats
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://nsidc.org
Access_Instructions:
DATA CENTER URL
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Access_Instructions:
DATA CENTER URL
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://nsidc.org/data/arctic_ocean_expeditions/
Access_Instructions:
product Web site
Fees: None
Back to Top
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020116
Metadata_Review_Date: 20120511
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Back to Top

  [  Return to Record   ]

Link to NASA website
Responsible NASA Official:   Lola Olsen
Webmaster:   Monica Holland   ·  Contact GCMD User Support for assistance