Switchyard UW CTD data
The Switchyard project is a program to study circulation (sea ice and upper ocean) in the region between Alert (Ellesmere Island) and the North Pole, through a series of annual springtime hydrographic surveys, moorings, and sea ice analyses. These University of Washington (UW) Conductivity Temperatu...
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dataone:urn:uuid:d69c516f-7865-4e6e-8deb-facd39d6cd55 2024-06-03T18:46:49+00:00 Switchyard UW CTD data ENVELOPE(-95.0,-25.0,87.0,82.0) BEGINDATE: 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2012-05-16T00:00:00Z 2012-11-09T14:51:16Z https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:d69c516f-7865-4e6e-8deb-facd39d6cd55 unknown Arctic Data Center EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > FRESH WATER FLUX IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH AIRCRAFT POINT UNKNOWN Dataset 2012 dataone:urn:node:ARCTIC 2024-06-03T18:05:44Z The Switchyard project is a program to study circulation (sea ice and upper ocean) in the region between Alert (Ellesmere Island) and the North Pole, through a series of annual springtime hydrographic surveys, moorings, and sea ice analyses. These University of Washington (UW) Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) data were collected using a combination of helicopters and Twin Otter aircraft. In 2003-2006, data were collected by helicopter landing on the sea ice near a lead, where a small winch was used to lower a Seabird (SBE) 19 plus CTD (with dissolved oxygen sensor) down to 500m. Data were collected on a Soutwest-Nnortheast section across the continental slope centered at about 65W, 84N, and also at other locations in the Lincoln Sea as the opportunity presented itself. In 2007, poor weather conditions precluded safe helicopter operations and no UW CTD data were collected. Beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2012, a Twin Otter was used by the UW team to collect CTD profiles as deep as 1000m within a 500 km radius of Alert. In 2010 and 2011, Airborne Expendable CTD Probes were dropped into open leads from the Twin to record an ocean section across the north end of Nares Strait. Dataset Ellesmere Island Lincoln Sea Nares strait North Pole Sea ice Arctic Data Center (via DataONE) Ellesmere Island Nares ENVELOPE(158.167,158.167,-81.450,-81.450) North Pole ENVELOPE(-95.0,-25.0,87.0,82.0) |
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EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > FRESH WATER FLUX IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH AIRCRAFT POINT UNKNOWN |
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EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > FRESH WATER FLUX IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH AIRCRAFT POINT UNKNOWN Switchyard UW CTD data |
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EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > FRESH WATER FLUX IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH AIRCRAFT POINT UNKNOWN |
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The Switchyard project is a program to study circulation (sea ice and upper ocean) in the region between Alert (Ellesmere Island) and the North Pole, through a series of annual springtime hydrographic surveys, moorings, and sea ice analyses. These University of Washington (UW) Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) data were collected using a combination of helicopters and Twin Otter aircraft. In 2003-2006, data were collected by helicopter landing on the sea ice near a lead, where a small winch was used to lower a Seabird (SBE) 19 plus CTD (with dissolved oxygen sensor) down to 500m. Data were collected on a Soutwest-Nnortheast section across the continental slope centered at about 65W, 84N, and also at other locations in the Lincoln Sea as the opportunity presented itself. In 2007, poor weather conditions precluded safe helicopter operations and no UW CTD data were collected. Beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2012, a Twin Otter was used by the UW team to collect CTD profiles as deep as 1000m within a 500 km radius of Alert. In 2010 and 2011, Airborne Expendable CTD Probes were dropped into open leads from the Twin to record an ocean section across the north end of Nares Strait. |
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Switchyard UW CTD data |
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Switchyard UW CTD data |
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Arctic Data Center |
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ENVELOPE(-95.0,-25.0,87.0,82.0) BEGINDATE: 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2012-05-16T00:00:00Z |
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ENVELOPE(158.167,158.167,-81.450,-81.450) ENVELOPE(-95.0,-25.0,87.0,82.0) |
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Ellesmere Island Nares North Pole |
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Ellesmere Island Nares North Pole |
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Ellesmere Island Lincoln Sea Nares strait North Pole Sea ice |
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Ellesmere Island Lincoln Sea Nares strait North Pole Sea ice |
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