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

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 envir...

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Main Authors: Macayeal, Douglas R., Okal, Emile, Aster, Richard, Bassis, Jeremy
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2008
Subjects:
AWS
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
WeatherStation
Antarctic Glaciology
Iceberg
Glaciology
Meteorology
Sea Ice
Southern Ocean
Cryosphere
Oceans
Ross Sea
US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC)
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Iceberg*
Sea ice
Online Access:http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/609350

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