Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, AM05 Seabird MicroCAT CTD moorings at three depths in ocean cavity beneath the shelf

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS; TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE; OCEAN TEMPERATURE; SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY; GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS; AMERY ICE SHELF; AMISOR; HOT WATER DRILL; PRESSURE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; CTD > Depth; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; AMD/AU; CEOS; AMD; ACE/CRC; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Southern Ocean; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/amery-ice-shelf-beneath-shelf/2819694

Progress Code: completed Statement: See Readme file and calibration document . SeaBird MicroCAT CTD units placed at three depths in the 400 m deep ocean cavity beneath the ice shelf . ongoing recording until batteries fail, expected lifetime is 3-5 years . Minimum and maximum depths provided in spatial coverage are approximate only. AM05 borehole drilled December 2009. Data being collected at annual re-visits to site. Consult Readme file for detail of data files and formats. A word document providing further information is also available as part of the download. All of the .dat files of data can be viewed with a text editor such as Wordpad.