ASPECT - Antarctic sea ice thickness distribution from ship observations collected between 1980 - 2004

• Other Authors: WORBY, ANTHONY PETER (hasPrincipalInvestigator), WORBY, ANTHONY PETER (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: oceans; ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS; EARTH SCIENCE; CRYOSPHERE; SEA ICE; 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; SHIPS; ASPECT > Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/aspect-antarctic-sea-1980-2004/700422; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASPECT; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Ship observations, collected over the period 1980 - 2004, will be used to determine the regional and seasonal variability of the Antarctic sea ice thickness distribution. The thickness of Antarctic sea ice is not well understood, and cannot be determined from remote sensing, yet it plays an integral role in the climate system and is climatically sensitive. This project aims to establish a baseline of sea ice thickness using data compiled from many different countries, which is required by scientists across many disciplines. This is a parent record for the project. For details on individual cruises, see the child records. This work was completed as part of ASAC project 2669 - ASAC_2699.