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Summary:These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone. These data are in the ASPeCt format. National program: Australia Vessel: Kapitan Khlebnikov Dates in ice: 17 Nov 1999 - 27 Nov 1999 Observers: Dan Kamien, Chris McKinley Summary of voyage track: 17/11 Ice edge at approx. 62S, 143E 17-21/11 From ice edge to Casey (109E) 25-27/11 From Casey to ice edge at approx. 63S, 123E 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