Sea Ice Observations from the Polarstern (ANT 10, Winter Weddell Gyre Study section)

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS; ICE FLOES; ICE TYPES; PACK ICE; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD; COMMENTS; DATE; FILM COUNTER; FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; OPEN WATER; RECORD; SEA ICE FLOE SIZE; SEA ICE SNOW COVER; SEA ICE THICKNESS; SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY; SEA ICE TYPE; SEA TEMPERATURE; SNOW THICKNESS; SNOW TYPE; TIME; TRACK; VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER; VISIBILITY CODE; WEATHER CODE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; SHIPS; R/V POLARSTERN; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell; South Orkney Islands; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/sea-ice-observations-study-section/2822478

Progress Code: completed Statement: Each parameter is assigned a data quality flag as defined below: Flag 1: Error free Flag 2: Dubious. Non-specific errors Flag 3: Known errors exist that can be fixed Flag 4: Known errors exist that cannot be fixed Flag 5: No data - not observed Flag 6: Data in analog format only Time and position: 1 Total ice concentration: 1 Open water: 2 Pri ice concentration: 2 Pri ice type: 2 Pri ice thickness: 2 Pri floe size: 2 Pri topography: 5 Pri snow type: 2 Pri snow thickness: 2 Sec ice concentration: 5 Sec ice type: 5 Sec ice thickness: 5 Sec floe size: 5 Sec topography: 5 Sec snow type: 5 Sec snow thickness: 5 Ter ice concentration: 5 Ter ice type: 5 Ter ice thickness: 5 Ter floe size: 5 Ter topography: 5 Ter snow type: 5 Ter snow thickness: 5 Air temperature: 1 Water temperature: 5 Wind speed: 1 Wind direction: 1 Cloud: 5 Current weather: 5 Visibility: 5 Video reading: 5 Photo (film no.): 5 Photo (frame no.): 5 Comments: 1 These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone. These data are in the ASPeCt format. National program: Germany Vessel: Polarstern Dates in ice: 12 Jun 1992 - 31 Jul 1992 Observers: Unknown (Christian Haas and others ?) Summary of voyage track: 12/6 Ice edge at 60'56S 0W 12-18/6 Transect south down 0W to coast 18/6 - 8/7 Transect SW around coast 8-21/7 Transect to South Orkney Islands 24-31/7 Transect to northern Antarctic Peninsular 31/7 Ice edge at 61'11S 57'45W The fields in this dataset are: SEA ICE CONCENTRATION SEA ICE FLOE SIZE SEA ICE SNOW COVER SEA ICE THICKNESS SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY SEA ICE TYPE RECORD DATE TIME LATITUDE LONGITUDE OPEN WATER TRACK SNOW THICKNESS SNOW TYPE SEA TEMPERATURE AIR TEMPERATURE WIND VELOCITY WIND DIRECTION FILM COUNTER FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER VISIBILITY CODE CLOUD WEATHER CODE COMMENTS