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Radiation observations on an ice floe on the Weddell Sea, 11/2004-01/2005

Entry ID: FIMR_ISPOL_RADIATION

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Summary

Abstract: As a part of the international expedition Ice Station Polarstern (ISPOL,
http://www.ispol.de/), radiation measurements were carried out on ice floes on
the Weddell Sea (68 degrees S, 55 degrees W) in 28.11.2004 - 2.1.2005. Two sets
of radiation measurement equipment were used. Both sets measured downwelling
and upwelling shortwave radiation and downwelling and upwelling longwave
radiation. One set ...

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Description: Ice Station POLarstern

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -67.35

S: -68.19

E: -54.84

W: -55.67

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Launiainen J., Johansson M., Kosloff P., Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR)

Dataset Title: Radiation observations on an ice floe on the Weddell Sea, 11/2004-01/2005

Dataset Release Date: 2005

Dataset Release Place: Helsinki, Finland

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2004-11-28

Stop Date: 2005-01-02

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > WEDDELL SEA

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: 1 minute
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 minute - < 1 hour

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ALBEDO

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Instrument

IONOSONDE

Project

JARE > Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Ancillary Keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY HEIGHT PROFILE

ELECTRONS

SHOWA STATION

Data Center

World Data Center for Ionosphere, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Data Center URL: http://wdc.nict.go.jp/index_eng.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: HISAO KATO Phone: +81-42-327-6656 Fax: +81-42-327-6163 Email: hisa at nict.go.jp Contact Address: 4-2-1 Nukuikita-machi City: Koganei-shi Province or State: Tokyo Postal Code: 184-8795 Country: JAPAN