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Observatory Operations - All Sky Imager Data from the Australian Antarctic Territory and Macquarie Island Entry ID: ASAC_527_allsky |
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Summary
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Abstract:
All Sky Imager Systems (ASIS) are deployed at Casey, Davis, Macquarie island and Mawson. These systems are autonomous data collection systems which record All Sky Imager data during periods of darkness at the stations. The data are collected using a monochromatic video camera fitted with an Image Intensifer and a Fish eye lens. A filter (normally 558 nm) is also fitted to the cameras. (this can be varied at Davis but the filter in use) is stamped onto the image) Images are digitised by a controlling PC and written to hard disk as JPEG images. Images are sorted into daily folders and returned to Australia annually for processing into MPEG files for each UTC day. The end result is a short All Sky movie containing images for the periods of darkness between 0000 and 2359 UTC each day of the year. Each MPEG file has a short preamble which shows the Station latitude and longitude as orinetation information. Each frame is stamped with time, date, filter and exposure information. |
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Geographic Coverage
| N: -68.0 | S: -68.0 | E: 78.0 | W: 78.0 |
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| N: -66.0 | S: -66.0 | E: 111.0 | W: 111.0 |
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| N: -67.0 | S: -67.0 | E: 63.0 | W: 63.0 |
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| N: -54.0 | S: -54.0 | E: 158.0 | W: 158.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 2001-03-01 |
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
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Temporal Resolution:
30 s
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Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION [Definition] |
| SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS >AURORAE [Definition] |
| SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE PROPERTIES >ENERGY DEPOSITION [Definition] |
| SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >SOLAR ACTIVITY [Definition] |
| SOLID EARTH >GEOMAGNETISM >MAGNETIC FIELD [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION |
Instrument
| ASC >All-Sky Camera [Information] |
Quality
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All Sky Imager Data Data are recorded with a timing accuracy of +/- 1 second. Typical time resolution is 1 frame per 30 seconds although this can be interpreted from the time stamps on each frame. Every frame has the following information stamped in the corners: - Station Name - UTC Time - Day Number - Year Number - Exposure Time - Filter Wavelength In addition, each file contains preface frames giving latitude and longitude as well as orientation information. |
Access Constraints
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Data are available for use in research activities provided consent of, and suitable reference to experiments and principal investigator is given. Data stored in MPEG Format. Data are available in nightly MPEG files and are typically between 10 Mbytes and 60 Mbytes in length depending on the time of year. The data are available on DVD - please contact the Data Centre for access. Data for all 4 stations began recording on 2001-03-01. |
Use Constraints
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This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Must be cited properly |
Keywords
| AIRGLOW |
| ANTARCTICA |
| AURORA |
| AURORAE |
| COSMIC NOISE |
| DATE |
| ELECTRONS |
| IONOSPHERE |
| LATITUDE |
| LONGITUDE |
| MAGNETIC FIELDS |
| MAGNETOMETER |
| POSITIVE DOWNWARDS |
| POSITIVE GEOGRAPHIC EAST |
| POSITIVE GEOGRAPHIC NORTH |
| RIOMETER |
| SOLAR EVENTS |
| STATION |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Originating Center
| AAD |
Data Center
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
DVD
Distribution_Size: approx. 10 GB per year per station Distribution_Format: MPEG Fees: free |
Personnel
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RAY
J.
MORRIS Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: +61 3 6232 3315 Fax: +61 3 6232 3496 Email: ray.morris at aad.gov.au Contact Address: 203 Channel Highway Australian Antarctic Division City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia |
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GARY
BURNS Role: INVESTIGATOR Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +61 3 6232 3381 Fax: +61 3 6232 3496 Email: gary.burns at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia |
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LLOYD
SYMONS Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +61 3 6232 3361 Fax: +61 3 6232 3496 Email: lloyd.symons at aad.gov.au Contact Address: 203 Channel Highway Australian Antarctic Division City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-06-28
Last DIF Revision Date:
2008-04-10
Future DIF Review Date:
2005-06-01
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