Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank
The exact location of an Emperor Penguin Colony on Peterson Bank continually changes due to the changing ice conditions of where the colony is situated. The location confirmed on the 3rd of November 1994 on fast ice at Peterson Bank was 65.9333 S, 110.2 E, 41km NNW of Australia's Casey Station....
Other Authors: | |
---|---|
Format: | Dataset |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://researchdata.ands.org.au/emperor-penguin-colony-peterson-bank/700905 https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5aeaa3cf552c0 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Emperor_Peterson http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
id |
ftands:oai:ands.org.au::700905 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftands:oai:ands.org.au::700905 2023-05-15T13:46:58+02:00 Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Spatial: northlimit=-65.9; southlimit=-66.40; westlimit=110.15; eastLimit=110.35; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 1994-11-03 to 1995-04-24 https://researchdata.ands.org.au/emperor-penguin-colony-peterson-bank/700905 https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5aeaa3cf552c0 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Emperor_Peterson http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 unknown Australian Antarctic Data Centre https://researchdata.ands.org.au/emperor-penguin-colony-peterson-bank/700905 c2b6b778-3e2e-4ce2-9898-c65c62eb21ac doi:10.4225/15/5aeaa3cf552c0 Emperor_Peterson https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Emperor_Peterson http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 Australian Antarctic Data Centre biota oceans ICE FLOES EARTH SCIENCE CRYOSPHERE SEA ICE SEA ICE MOTION PENGUINS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES BIRDS ANTARCTICA BREEDING CASEY STATION COLONY COMMENTS DATE DEAD CHICKS EMPEROR FAST ICE LATITUDE LONGITUDE NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHICKS PENGUIN PETERSON BANK SEA-ICE VISUAL OBSERVATIONS HELICOPTER CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR dataset ftands https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5aeaa3cf552c0 2020-01-05T21:18:14Z The exact location of an Emperor Penguin Colony on Peterson Bank continually changes due to the changing ice conditions of where the colony is situated. The location confirmed on the 3rd of November 1994 on fast ice at Peterson Bank was 65.9333 S, 110.2 E, 41km NNW of Australia's Casey Station. The location was recorded by Ward Bremmers during a helicopter flight involved in the resupply operations from an ice-bound ship to Casey Station. The presence of chicks was confirmed on landing and an approximate count estimated chick numbers at 2000 with at least 1000 adults present. Many foraging animals were also observed in transit in the surrounding area. Approximately 100 dead chicks, ranging in age from a few weeks to 3 months old, were observed during a casual check in the immediate vicinity. The colony lies on fast ice amid grounded bergs in Peterson Bank. The surrounding icebergs are widely spaced (1-2km), so the colony site is relatively unsheltered from the prevailing easterly gales. The sea-ice thickness at the colony sites was 7-8m, suggesting the ice had been stable for the previous three or our seasons. However, during a second visit to the site on 24 December 1994, the ice at the colony site was breaking up, and 200 chicks in the process of moulting were observed drifting on a large ice floe. On the 24 of April in 1995, a large group of Adults on new ice amid grounded bergs in the Peterson Bank was sighted, suggesting that the colony was reforming. The fields in this dataset are: Date Latitude Longitude Number of Adults Number of Chicks Dead Chicks Comments Dataset Antarc* Antarctica Sea ice Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) Casey Station ENVELOPE(110.528,110.528,-66.282,-66.282) ENVELOPE(110.15,110.35,-65.9,-66.40) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) |
op_collection_id |
ftands |
language |
unknown |
topic |
biota oceans ICE FLOES EARTH SCIENCE CRYOSPHERE SEA ICE SEA ICE MOTION PENGUINS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES BIRDS ANTARCTICA BREEDING CASEY STATION COLONY COMMENTS DATE DEAD CHICKS EMPEROR FAST ICE LATITUDE LONGITUDE NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHICKS PENGUIN PETERSON BANK SEA-ICE VISUAL OBSERVATIONS HELICOPTER CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
spellingShingle |
biota oceans ICE FLOES EARTH SCIENCE CRYOSPHERE SEA ICE SEA ICE MOTION PENGUINS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES BIRDS ANTARCTICA BREEDING CASEY STATION COLONY COMMENTS DATE DEAD CHICKS EMPEROR FAST ICE LATITUDE LONGITUDE NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHICKS PENGUIN PETERSON BANK SEA-ICE VISUAL OBSERVATIONS HELICOPTER CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank |
topic_facet |
biota oceans ICE FLOES EARTH SCIENCE CRYOSPHERE SEA ICE SEA ICE MOTION PENGUINS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES BIRDS ANTARCTICA BREEDING CASEY STATION COLONY COMMENTS DATE DEAD CHICKS EMPEROR FAST ICE LATITUDE LONGITUDE NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHICKS PENGUIN PETERSON BANK SEA-ICE VISUAL OBSERVATIONS HELICOPTER CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
description |
The exact location of an Emperor Penguin Colony on Peterson Bank continually changes due to the changing ice conditions of where the colony is situated. The location confirmed on the 3rd of November 1994 on fast ice at Peterson Bank was 65.9333 S, 110.2 E, 41km NNW of Australia's Casey Station. The location was recorded by Ward Bremmers during a helicopter flight involved in the resupply operations from an ice-bound ship to Casey Station. The presence of chicks was confirmed on landing and an approximate count estimated chick numbers at 2000 with at least 1000 adults present. Many foraging animals were also observed in transit in the surrounding area. Approximately 100 dead chicks, ranging in age from a few weeks to 3 months old, were observed during a casual check in the immediate vicinity. The colony lies on fast ice amid grounded bergs in Peterson Bank. The surrounding icebergs are widely spaced (1-2km), so the colony site is relatively unsheltered from the prevailing easterly gales. The sea-ice thickness at the colony sites was 7-8m, suggesting the ice had been stable for the previous three or our seasons. However, during a second visit to the site on 24 December 1994, the ice at the colony site was breaking up, and 200 chicks in the process of moulting were observed drifting on a large ice floe. On the 24 of April in 1995, a large group of Adults on new ice amid grounded bergs in the Peterson Bank was sighted, suggesting that the colony was reforming. The fields in this dataset are: Date Latitude Longitude Number of Adults Number of Chicks Dead Chicks Comments |
author2 |
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) |
format |
Dataset |
title |
Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank |
title_short |
Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank |
title_full |
Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank |
title_fullStr |
Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank |
title_full_unstemmed |
Emperor Penguin Colony at Peterson Bank |
title_sort |
emperor penguin colony at peterson bank |
publisher |
Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
url |
https://researchdata.ands.org.au/emperor-penguin-colony-peterson-bank/700905 https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5aeaa3cf552c0 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Emperor_Peterson http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
op_coverage |
Spatial: northlimit=-65.9; southlimit=-66.40; westlimit=110.15; eastLimit=110.35; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 1994-11-03 to 1995-04-24 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(110.528,110.528,-66.282,-66.282) ENVELOPE(110.15,110.35,-65.9,-66.40) |
geographic |
Casey Station |
geographic_facet |
Casey Station |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctica Sea ice |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctica Sea ice |
op_source |
Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
op_relation |
https://researchdata.ands.org.au/emperor-penguin-colony-peterson-bank/700905 c2b6b778-3e2e-4ce2-9898-c65c62eb21ac doi:10.4225/15/5aeaa3cf552c0 Emperor_Peterson https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Emperor_Peterson http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5aeaa3cf552c0 |
_version_ |
1766245995114397696 |