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Record Search Query: [Sensor_Name: Short_Name='CTD']
Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, AM03 Seabird MicroCAT CTD moorings at three depths in ocean cavity beneath the shelf
Entry ID: ASAC_1164_AM03_MicroCAT

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Summary
Abstract: AM03 borehole drilled December 2005.

Data being collected at annual re-visits to site.

Consult Readme file for detail of data files and formats. A word document providing further information is also available as part of the download.

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New Data added:

September 2009
November 2011
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -70.56   S: -70.56   E: 70.33   W: 70.33
Min Altitude: 86.7 M
Min Depth: 700 M Max Depth: 1300 M

Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
ASAC_1164_AM03
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2005-12-27
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
MOORINGS Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Instrument
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Ancillary Description
Quality See Readme file ... SeaBird MicroCAT CTD units placed at three depths in the 600 m deep ocean cavity beneath the ice shelf ... ongoing recording until batteries fail, expected lifetime is 3-5 years ...

Moorings approximately 700-1300 m sub-shelf ocean cavity.
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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: 2 MB
Distribution Format: text, .dat, word
Fees: free
Personnel
IAN ALLISON
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +61 3 6226 7648
Fax: +61 3 6226 7650
Email: ian.allison 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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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-06-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-12-01

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