Dataset: Sea Ice Observations from the Mikhail Somov (40th Russian Antarctic Expedition)

Description

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

National program: Russia
Vessel: Mikhail Somov
Dates in ice: 02 Mar 1995 - 28 Apr 1995
Observers: Unknown
Translation to ASPeCt data format: Vladimir Smirnov

Summary of voyage track:
2/3 Ice edge at approx. 67S, 46E
2-3/3 Ice edge to Molodezhnaya
8-13/3 Molodezhnaya to Novolazarevakaya
13/3-7/4 No observations
10/4 Observations start again at 53E
10-15/4 Heading east from 53E to Druzhnaya (74E)
18-23/4 Vessel stuck in heavy ice near 77E
23/4 Vessel in company of Akademic Fedorov
25-26/4 62E to Molodezhnaya
27/4 Vessel stuck in ice north of Molodezhnaya. End of observations.

The column headings 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/c0c46b92-a194-4a60-9b2e-b74f222c3172
• Keywords:
  • AIR TEMPERATURE
  • AMD
  • ARCTIC
  • 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
  • VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
  • WEATHER CODE
  • WIND DIRECTION
  • WIND VELOCITY

Distributions

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