International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB)

• Other Authors: AADC (owner), AADC, DATA OFFICER (distributor), AADC, DATA OFFICER (custodian), ALLISON, IAN (collaborator), ALLISON, IAN (hasPrincipalInvestigator), ALLISON, IAN (author), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (hasAssociationWith), Allison, I. (originator), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher), Australian Antarctic Division (sponsor)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE MOTION; PACK ICE; ICE TYPES; ICE EXTENT; OCEAN WINDS > CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE; OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS; AIR PRESSURE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARGOS POSITIONAL ACCURACY; IPAB; ANTARCTICA; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; SEA ICE FLAG; TIME; YEAR; SOUTHERN OCEAN; DRIFTING BUOY; BUOY NUMBER; WATER TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; DRIFTING BUOYS; BUOYS; AMD; ARCTIC; ACE/CRC; AMD/AU; CEOS; OCEAN > CONTINENT > Alfred Wegener Institute; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Australian Antarctic Division; British Antarctic Survey; National Institute of Polar Research; Scott Polar Research Institute; Sea ice; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/international-programme-antarctic-buoys-ipab/2820279

Progress Code: completed Statement: Fairly complete coverage of the study area - south of 55 degrees South latitude, and includes that region of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic marginal seas within the maximum seasonal sea-ice extent. There is some bias in terms of time coverage towards the early to mid months of the year (e.g. March to August). During 1995, there were a total of 19 buoys operating in Antarctic sea ice, and reporting via the GTS, plus an additional 11 buoys deployed which provided data to the IPAB database, but not to the GTS. During 1996, a total of 21 drifting buoys operated, with all but 3 of these reporting via the GTS. During 1997, 11 new buoys were deployed, with information being reported from 20 buoys. Problems with the positioning system and northward drift out of the sea-ice zone reduced the amount of information collected. Please see the URL link for further information. The International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB) is run by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). IPAB is a self-sustaining project of the WCRP, and provides a link between institutions with Antarctic and Southern Ocean interests. IPAB was formally established, following a one year pilot phase, at a meeting in Helsinki, Finland in June 1994. IPAB aims to establish and maintain a network of drifting buoys in the Antarctic sea-ice zone, which monitor ice motion, pressure and temperature. In 1997, 16 organisations, representing 11 countries, were involved in the IPAB programme, including: Alfred Wegener Institute, Antarctic CRC, Australian Antarctic Division, British Antarctic Survey, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, INPE -National Institute for Space Research, Institute for Marine Research and University of Helsinki, Hydrographic Department, Maritime Safety Agency, National Ice Center, National Institute of Polar Research, Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antardtide, Scott Polar Research Institute, Service Argos, South African Weather Bureau, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, and World Data ...