These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone.
These data are in the ASPeCt format.
National program: United States
Vessel: Gould
Dates in ice: 27 Jul 2001 - 26 Aug 2001
Observers: Chris Fritsen, Sarah Marschall, Jeramie Memmott, Sharon Stammerjohn, Bruce Elder, Kerry Claffey, Shonna Dovel, Angela Gibson
Summary of voyage track:
27/7 Ice edge at approx 65S, 64W
27/7 - 26/8 Ship track focussed on the western side of the Peninsula
26/8 Ice observations stopped at Palmer station
(Note - the NBP was in the same region at the same time - NP070801)
The fields for 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