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Giant Icebergs of the Ross Sea, in situ Drift and Weather Measurements, Antarctica

Entry ID: NSIDC-0350

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Summary

Abstract: During 2001-2006, 6 giant icebergs (B15A, B15J, B15K, C16 and C25) adrift in the southwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica, were instrumented with global positioning system (GPS) receivers, magnetic compasses and automatic weather stations (AWS), to monitor their behavior in the near-coastal environment and to record their exit into the Southern Ocean. The GPS and AWS data were collected on a 20-minute ...

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Description: Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -78.0

E: 110.0

W: -178.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Doug MacAyeal

Dataset Title: Giant Icebergs of the Ross Sea, in situ Drift and Weather Measurements, Antarctica

Dataset Release Date: 2008-10-20

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0350.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-01-25

Stop Date: 2008-06-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICEBERGS

OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICEBERGS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICEBERGS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

MMS > Meteorological Measurement System

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctica

Atmospheric Pressure

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

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

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC 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: 250 KB

Distribution Format: ASCII text

Fees: none

Personnel

DOUGLAS R. MACAYEAL

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 773-702-8027

Fax: 773-702-9505

Email: drm7 at midway.uchicago.edu

Contact Address:

Department of Geophysical Sciences

University of Chicago

5734 S. Ellis Ave

City: Chicago

Province or State: IL

Postal Code: 60637

Country: USA

Publications/References

MacAyeal, D. R., M. H. Okal, J. E. Thom, K. M. Brunt, Y.-J. Kim and A. K. Bliss, 2008. Tabular iceberg collisions within the coastal regime. J. Glaciol., Vol. 54, No. 185, p. 371-386.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2008-11-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-10

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