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1. Aerial photographs of sea ice flown by the Australian Antarctic Division [aerial_photo_sea_ice]   PARENT DIF
The Australian Antarctic Division acquired aerial photographs of sea ice from helicopters using a digital Nikon D1X digital camera during the following voyages: Australian Antarctic Division voyage ...


2. Snow buoy deployments made during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012 [SIPEX_II_Snow_Buoys]   PARENT DIF
This document describes the deployment of five Ice Mass Balance Buoys (IMBs) and two automatic weather stations. These were primarily deployed on floes 2012103 and 20121029, as well as on helicopter ...


3. RAPPLS Surveys (Radar, Aerial Photography, Pyrometer, and Laser Scanning system) made during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012 [SIPEX_II_RAPPLS]   PARENT DIF
This dataset contains the data collected during the RAPPLS (Radar, Aerial Photography, Pyrometer, and Laser Scanning system) flights that were undertaken as a part of the SIPEX II (Sea Ice Physics ...


4. Skin temperature data of the pack ice zone collected during the SIPEX voyage of the Aurora Australis during 2007 [SIPEX_Pyrometer]
Skin temperature data over the East Antarctic pack ice zone were recorded by the RAPPLS airborne instrument package using a KT-19II infrared pyrometer. The KT-19II infrared pyrometer was manufactured ...


5. Investigation of sea ice physical processes in East Antarctica during early Spring - Measuring snow thickness over Antarctic sea ice with a helicopter-borne 2-8 GHz FMCW radar [ASAC_2901_RAASTI]
Public Summary for project 2901 This research will contribute to a large multi-disciplinary study of the physics and biology of the Antarctic sea ice zone in early Spring 2007. The physical characteristics ...


6. Helicopter-borne passive-microwave observations during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012 [SIPEX_II_Passive_Microwave]   PARENT DIF
This dataset contains sea ice surface brightness temperatures using a portable passive-microwave radiometer operating at 36Ghz-H,V mounted to the undercarriage of a Squirrel helicopter during SIPEX ...


7. Survey Report - Casey Station, Antarctica, 1984 - by James Clarke [survey_1984_Casey]
Survey report for Casey Station, 1984, by the wintering technical officer, James Clarke. Taken from the survey report: To provide survey and navigation support for the International Antarctic Glaciological ...


8. Parent metadata record for all metadata created from the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012-2013 season - Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment [SIPEX_II]   CHILD DIFs
More than 50 scientists from eight countries conducted the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment 2012 (SIPEX-2). The 2012 voyage built on information and observations collected in 2007, by re-visiting ...


9. Macquarie Island Mapping Program Survey Field Work and Report Voyage 3 Round Trip November 1997 [survey_1997_V3]
Taken from sections of the report: 1. Introduction This report details the survey work carried out on Macquarie Island during November 1997 by LANDINFO staff on behalf of the Australian Antarctic ...


10. Survey Report, Heard Island, Surveying and Mapping Field Season 2000-2001 [survey_2000-2001_Heard]
Taken from sections of the report: This report details survey work carried out in the Australian Territory of Heard Island as part of Voyage 2 during October and November 2000 by LANDINFO on behalf ...


11. A digital repository of voyage, station, flight and traverse reports completed as part of the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP, ANARE). [Reports_AAD]
This repository contains a collection voyage reports, station reports and traverse reports completed as part of the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP), previously known as the Australian National ...


12. Antarctic Geodesy Field Report 2006-2007 - N Brown and A Woods [survey_2006-2007_geodesy]
Taken from sections of the report: In recent years, Geoscience Australia (GA) has increased its capability on the Antarctic continent with the installation of Continuous Global Positioning System ...


13. Occupancy surveys of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in the Australian Antarctica Territory [ASAC_2722_Occupancy_Surveys]   CHILD DIFs   PARENT DIF
The current distribution of Adelie penguin breeding colonies in the AAT is being mapped through a series of 'occupancy' surveys. A GIS of potential Adelie penguin breeding habitat was developed by ...


14. High resolution digital aerial photography and LIDAR scanning of portions of the Vestfold Hills and Rauer Islands [Davis_2009_Aerial_Photography]   CHILD DIFs
High resolution digital aerial photography of Adelie penguin colonies, Davis Station, Heidemann Valley, and other various areas, LIDAR scanning of portions of the Vestfold Hills, Rauer Islands and ...


15. High resolution digital aerial photography and LIDAR scanning of sea ice, portions of the Vestfold Hills and some islands along the Ingrid Christensen Coast, November 2010 [Davis_2010_Aerial_Photography_November]
Taken from the report: This document describes the results of the use of the APPLS (Aerial Photography Pyrometer LiDAR System) during underway science (sea ice) on the way to Davis, and later at ...


16. Census data using aerial photographs on the number of breeding Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at colonies in the Ross Sea Region [K122_1981_2012_NZ_1]
Data are of numbers of breeding pairs of Adelie penguins(Pygoscelis adeliae)in the Ross Sea region colonies counted from aerial photographs. Photographs were taken from either a helicopter or from ...


17. Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness Mapping in McMurdo Sound [K063_2011_2012_NZ_1]   PARENT DIF
In-depth research has been conducted into sea ice thickness in the McMurdo Sound. The subice platelet layer thickness under sea ice was measured in regular intervals at two North-South oriented profiles ...


18. Land and sea ice sructure west and south of Ross Island measured by ground penetrating radar, UAV, and helicopter EM bird [K053_2009_2012_NZ_1]
This data set decribes surface and volume properties of snow and ice to validate radar satellite measurements. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) at 500 and 1000GHz provides information on snow layers ...


19. Macquarie Island fur seal database [AADC-00859]
The dataset includes data on all fur seals tagged at Macquarie Island since 1989. The dataset includes information on the sex and species of individuals, information on their reproductive histories, ...


20. Census data using aerial photographs on the number of breeding Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at colonies in the Ross Sea Region [K122_1981_2008_NZ_1]
Data are of numbers of breeding pairs of Adelie penguins(Pygoscelis adeliae)in the Ross Sea region colonies counted from aerial photographs. Photographs were taken from either a helicopter or from ...


21. Occupancy surveys of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in Kemp Land, 2007-2008 [ASAC_2722_Occupancy_Surveys_Kemp200708]   PARENT DIF
An occupancy survey of Adelie penguin breeding distribution to the west of Mawson was carried out in 2007/08. General details of the occupancy surveys are given in the overall metadata record. Details ...


22. Occupancy surveys of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in the Robinson Group of Islands, 2005-2006 [ASAC_2722_Occupancy_Surveys_Robinson200506]   PARENT DIF
An occupancy survey of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in the Robinson Group of islands was carried out in 2005/06. General details of the occupancy surveys are given in the overall metadata ...


23. Survey report 1985/86 summer season Division of National Mapping Author - B.Murphy / DNM [survey_1985-86]
Surveying and Mapping Program Bunger Hills 1985/1986 Summer Season Report by B. Murphy, Division of National Mapping, Canberra AIM The aim of the surveying and mapping program undertaken by the ...


24. Population estimates of emperor penguins, Mawson coast, Antarctica [ASAC_484]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 484 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- Emperor penguins are the only birds that breed in the Antarctic ...


25. Leopard and Weddell seal program [ASAC_1144]
2000/2001 season 31 quad based surveys were conducted along the pack-ice edge to identify where leopard seals could be accessed. 31 one hour aerial surveys were also conducted to identify ...


26. Lidar data captured in 2009/10 in the Davis and Heidemann Valley area of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica [davis_lidar_2009]   PARENT DIF
This dataset consists of: 1 Lidar data captured by the Australian Antarctic Division in November 2009 in the Davis and Heidemann Valley area of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. The files are in las ...


27. The collection of aerial photographs held by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre [aerial_photo_gis]   CHILD DIFs
Aerial photography has been an important means of acquiring spatial data in Antarctica and the subantarctic islands, though satellite imagery is playing an increasingly important role. The Australian ...


28. Land and sea ice sructure west and south of Ross Island measured by ground penetrating radar, UAV, and helicopter EM bird [K053_2009_2010_NZ_1]   CHILD DIFs
This data set decribes surface and volume properties of snow and ice to validate radar satellite measurements. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) at 500 and 1000GHz provides information on snow layers ...


29. Distribution, Abundance and Biology of the Crabeater Seal Lobodon Carcinop Hagus in the Pack Ice Region of the Australian Antarctic Territory [ASAC_378]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 378 See the link below for public details on this project. From the abstract of the referenced paper: Observations on five ...


30. Antarctic Stress Map Project - Phase 1: Neogene-Quaternary volcanic alignments in the Transantarctic Mountains-Ross Sea region [MVG_cone]
In order to define stress orientation in the Antarctic interior, we have examined young volcanic cones found within Cenozoic volcanic provinces of the McMurdo Volcanic ...


31. Basement Sill, Antarctica: Constraints from its PGE Abundance Patterns and Isotopic Compositions on Magma Source Characteristics and Crystallization Processes [mukasa_0603729]
The Basement Sill in the Dry Valleys of southern McMurdo Sound and the Dufek layered mafic intrusion in the Pensacola Mts. are part of the Ferrar large igneous province (FLIP), emplaced in a Paleozoic ...


32. Survey report 1993/94 Australian Antarctic Division Author - J.Hyslop / AUSLIG [survey_1993-94]
Taken from sections of the report: Casey 1993-94 Aerial Photography Macquarie Island Plans were made to photograph Macquarie Island if time and weather permitted. The camera ...


33. Global change, biodiversity and conservation in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems on Heard and McDonald Islands: overall [ASAC_1174]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1174 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- Australia's World Heritage ...


34. Biology Year Report for Davis Station, 1982 [Davis_biology_report_1982]
Taken from the biology report for Davis Station, 1982, prepared by Mark Tucker. A hardcopy of the report and field books are available in the Australian Antarctic Division library, and pdf copies ...


35. Survey report 1998/99 summer season Voyage 5.1 Australian Antarctic Division Authors - J.Hyslop / AAD [survey_1998-99_V5.1]
Taken from sections of the report: The aim of the survey and mapping program on V5.1 was to carry out various surveying tasks at Mawson and Casey as listed later in this report. The vessel used ...


36. Reconnaissance of the Balleny Islands [K017_1963_1964_NZ_1]
A reconnaissance expedition took place around the Balleny Islands in the 1963-1964 field season with the objective to examine the four beaches where landings had previously been made and to search ...


37. Large scale air-borne sea ice thickness measurements [ASAC_3030]
Data from ASAC project 3030. Public summary for the project: This project will measure the sea ice thickness off East Antarctica, over spatial scales up to hundreds of kilometers. Sea ice is a likely ...


38. Biological survey of the Balleny Islands [K407_2000_2001_NZ_1]
US coastguard helicopters were used to survey bird, seal and plant populations of the three main islands and islets of the Balleny Islands, located off the coast of Antarctica, for birds and seal ...


39. Geological mapping and investigations of the geology of the east and north of North Victoria Land: GANOVEX I Expedition [K002_1979_1980_NZ_2]
The first GANOVEX Expedition (German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition) was carried out aboard the M.V. Schepelsturm, a large ocean going anchor and cable handling tug. Field activities were ...


40. Analysis of air samples for trace levels of hydrocarbons, fluorocarbons and light hydrocarbons [K173_1984_1987_NZ_1]
The importance of minor atmospheric constituents to the global climate is well established but knowledge of their chemistry, distribution (by latitude, altitude and season) is sparse. This project ...


41. Investigating Iceberg Evolution During Drift and Break-Up: A Proxy for Climate-Related Changes in Antarctic Ice Shelves [scambos_0540915]
Drifting tabular icebergs in the Southern Ocean just east of the Antarctic Peninsula undergo a rapid "climate change" as they move into warmer air and ocean temperatures. Using a combination of satellite ...


42. The 1987/1988 Field Season at Heard Island [Heard_Island_Report_1987_1988]
1987/88 Field Season at Heard Island. Harry R. Burton. Field Leader, Antarctic Division. The 1987/88 ANARE to Heard Island was the last of a series of three summer programs there ...


43. Radio-tracking of adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at sea during their first foraging trip following egg laying [K121_1985_1986_NZ_1]
The movements of adelie penguins at sea during their first foraging trip following egg laying was monitored by attaching radio transmitters to both males (7) and females (3). The location of the birds ...


44. Aeromagnetic and gravity data of the Central Transantarctic Mountains [nsf0232042]
Near complete coverage of the East Antarctic shield by ice hampers geological study of crustal architecture important for understanding global tectonic and climate history. Limited exposures ...


45. Effects of helicopters on Antarctic wildlife [helipenguins]
This study aimed to quantify the effects of helicopter operations on Antarctic wildlife, with an emphasis on determining minimum safe over-flight altitudes and landing distances for a range of species. ...


46. An atlas of the lakes of the Larsemann Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica - ANARE Research Notes 74 [ANARE-74]
******************* From the abstract of the ANARE Research Note: The Larsemann Hills are a series of granite and gneiss peninsulas extending into Prydz Bay, between the Amery Ice Shelf and the Sørsdal ...


47. PICADAS binary data collected during the search for a missing Antarctic Weasel tractor [missing_antarctic_weasel]
This dataset contains binary files collected during an expedition to locate and recover an historic Weasel from the area south of Mawson Station. See thereadme file in the download file for further ...


48. Psychrophilic Bacteria from Antarctic Sea-ice and Phospholipis of Antarctic sea ice algal communities new sources of PUFA [ASAC_708]
Metadata record for ASAC projects 161 and 708. (ASAC_161, ASAC_708). 1993: 39 sea-ice cores were collected from 22 sample locations off the Vestfold Hills during October-November. Bacteria were isolated ...


49. Survey 2002/03 summer season Casey Australian Antarctic Division - J.Hyslop / AAD [survey_2002-03_casey]
This dataset is an excel spreadsheet of photo centres from aerial photography flown at Casey station in the 2002/2003 summer by John Hyslop. Some details about the photography are provided below. ...


50. Survey report 1978/79 Glaciology department Author - B.A.Murphy [survey_1978-79_1]
Taken from sections of the report: Introduction: The following report is a detailed summary of the surveying and mapping tasks undertaken in the Vestfold Hills and MacRobertson Land regions of the ...


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