Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP01-05 LTER Cruise)

• Other Authors: MASSOM, ROB (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; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; SHIPS; R/V NBP > R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer; ASPECT > Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Marguerite; Rothera; Marguerite Bay; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/sea-ice-observations-lter-cruise/700446; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASPECT_NP091001; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone. These data are in the ASPeCt format. National program: Australia Vessel: Nathaniel B. Palmer Dates in ice: 10 Sep 2001 - 22 Oct 2001 Observers: Rob Massom and others Summary of voyage track: 10/9/01 First brash ice 11-20/9/01 Transect from vicinity of Palmer to Rothera 22/9/01 - 21/10/01 Marguerite Bay and out to ice edge 21/10/01 Ice edge at 67'18.55S 71'29.49W 22/10/01 Transect parallel to ice edge to vicinity of Palmer 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