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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='CRYOSPHERE', Term='SEA ICE', Variable_Level_1='SEA ICE CONCENTRATION']
The nature of the Antarctic Circumpolar Wave and its connections with Australian rainfall variability
Entry ID: ASAC_1329

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Summary
Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1329 See the
link below for public details on this project.

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The Antarctic Circumpolar Wave is a mode of high latitude variability involving the atmosphere, ocean and sea ice. Some research indicates it has a period of about 5 years but the robustness and persistence has yet to be fully established. This project will ... View entire text
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Description: Download point for the data - pdf document detailing the model used
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -54.0   S: -70.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2001-09-30
Stop Date: 2004-03-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Ancillary Description
DMSP 5D-2/F11 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F11 Ancillary Description
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Quality Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

See the links for the source data for further information about the quality of the original datasets.
Access Constraints A pdf copy of the paper describing the model used is available for download from the URL given below. Links to the metadata records describing the original data sources are also available at the URLs given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at the URL below when using these data.
Creative Commons License
This "The nature of the Antarctic Circumpolar Wave and its connections with Australian rainfall variability" is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
BoM, NSIDC, NOAA
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 9.3 MB
Distribution Format: pdf
Fees: free
Personnel
IAN SIMMONDS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 9344 7216
Fax: +61 3 9344 7761
Email: simmonds at unimelb.edu.au
Contact Address:
University of Melbourne
School of Earth Sciences
City: PARKVILLE
Province or State: Victoria
Postal Code: 3052
Country: Australia
Publications/References
Simmonds, I., K. Keay and E.-P. Lim (2003), Synoptic activity in the seas around Antarctica, Monthly Weather Review, 131, 272-288
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-04-09
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-05-10

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