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AWI Moored ULS Data, Weddell Sea (1990-1998)

Entry ID: G01359

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Summary

Abstract: This data set consists of moored Upward Looking Sonar (ULS) data from 14 stations in the Weddell Sea. Parameters in the processed data files are water pressure, water temperature, draft, and a flag to indicate if the instrument is under ice. Raw data files contain additional parameters. These data were contributed by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1999. Data are available via ftp.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access to documentation and data.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -59.0

S: -71.0

E: 0.0

W: -53.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Harms, S., E. Fahrbach, and V. H. Strass

Dataset Title: AWI Moored ULS Data, Weddell Sea (1990-1998)

Dataset Release Date: 2001-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G01359.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-11-22

Stop Date: 1998-04-11

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > WEDDELL SEA

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE

OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

BUOYS

Instrument

UPWARD LOOKING SONAR

Quality After processing the raw data as described in the documentation that accompanies the data set, and assuming Gaussian distribution of erros, the total resulting error in ice draft measurements is about 4 cm (Strass, 1998).

Access Constraints None.

Use Constraints None.

Ancillary Keywords

Moored Buoys

Moored Upward Looking Sonar

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: G01359

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Dataset ID: G01359

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Dataset ID: G01359

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 22 MB

Fees: free

Personnel

STEVE RINTOUL

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 5393

Fax: +61 3 6232 5123

Email: steve.rintoul at csiro.au

Contact Address:

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

GPO BOX 1538

City: Hobart

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7001

Country: Australia

Publications/References

Rosenberg, M., Fukamachi, Y., Rintoul, S., Church, J., Curran, C., Helmond, I., Miller, K., McLaughlan, D., Berry, K., Johnston, N., and Richman, J. (in prep.) Kerguelen Deep Western Boundary Current Experiment and CLIVAR I9 transect - marine science cruises AU0304 and AU0403 - oceanographic field measurements and analysis. ACE Cooperative Research Centre, Hobart, Australia.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-07-31

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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