Dataset: Sea Ice Observations from the Aurora Australis V4 1999/00

Description

These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone.
These data are in the ASPeCt format.

National program: Australia
Vessel: Aurora Australis
Dates in ice: 02 Dec 1999 - 13 Jan 2001
Observers: David Hannan, Andy Brocklesby, Alan Elcheikh, Russell Brand, Mike
Gross, Tavis Potts, Petra Heil, Katrina Phillips

Summary of voyage track:
2/12 Ice edge at approx. 64S, 154E
2-28/12 Headed west through pack ice conducting Pack Ice Seal survey
2-6/1/00 Steamed from Davis to Mawson
8-13/1 Steamed from Mawson to ice edge at approx. 63S, 91E

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
FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM
VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER
VISIBILITY CODE
CLOUD
WEATHER CODE
COMMENTS

General Information

• Australian Antarctic Division
• Create Date: 25/06/2017
• Update Date: 11/08/2023
• Landing Page: https://data.gov.au/dataset/988998ed-136c-44dc-be2a-370ab88bfa52
• Keywords:
  • AIR TEMPERATURE
  • AMD
  • CEOS
  • CLOUD
  • COMMENTS
  • DATE
  • FILM COUNTER
  • FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM
  • LATITUDE
  • LONGITUDE
  • OPEN WATER
  • RECORD
  • SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
  • SEA ICE FLOE SIZE
  • SEA ICE SNOW COVER
  • SEA ICE THICKNESS
  • SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY
  • SEA ICE TYPE
  • SEA TEMPERATURE
  • SHIPS
  • SNOW THICKNESS
  • SNOW TYPE
  • TIME
  • TRACK
  • VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER
  • VISIBILITY CODE
  • WEATHER CODE
  • WIND DIRECTION
  • WIND VELOCITY

Distributions

• GET DATA
  • Format: XLSX
  • License: Other
  • Create Date: 25/06/2017
  • Update Date: 24/06/2017