Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer

• Other Authors: Australian Antarctic Division (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: 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; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; WEATHER CODE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY; Antarctic; Cape Colbeck; Colbeck; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/sea-ice-observations-b-palmer/1939185; http://data.gov.au/dataset/4412513f-606c-450d-a554-5b23f604aa54

These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone.\nThese data are in the ASPeCt format.\n\nNational program: United States\nVessel: Nathaniel B. Palmer\nDates in ice: 26 Dec 1999 - 06 Feb 2000\nObservers: Steve Ackley, Jackie Ackley, others\n\nSummary of voyage track:\n26/12 Ice edge at approx. 67S, 180\n26/12 - 14/1 Complicated cruise track through the Ross Sea toward SE then NE to 128W\n14/1 - 6/2 Back through pack ice toward the west\n6/2 Obs completed at Cape Colbeck (157W)\n\nThe fields in this dataset are:\nSEA ICE CONCENTRATION\nSEA ICE FLOE SIZE\nSEA ICE SNOW COVER\nSEA ICE THICKNESS\nSEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY\nSEA ICE TYPE\nRECORD\nDATE\nTIME\nLATITUDE\nLONGITUDE\nOPEN WATER\nTRACK\nSNOW THICKNESS\nSNOW TYPE\nSEA TEMPERATURE\nAIR TEMPERATURE\nWIND VELOCITY\nWIND DIRECTION\nFILM COUNTER\nFRAME COUNTER FOR FILM\nVIDEO RECORDER COUNTER HH:MM:SS\nVISIBILITY CODE\nCLOUD IN OKTAS\nWEATHER CODE\nCOMMENTS GET DATA - Download point for the data - log files, postscript files, excel files.