Summary Abstract: Oceanographic measurements were collected aboard Aurora Australis cruise au1121, voyage "Marine Science" (i.e. voyage 2.1) 2010/2011, from 4th January to 6th February 2011. The cruise commenced with a full north to south occupation of the CLIVAR/WOCE meridional repeat section SR3, followed by work around the Antarctic continental margin in the region of the Adelie Depression and the former Mertz Glacier ice tongue. A total of 149 CTD vertical profile stations were taken on the cruise, most to within 15 metres of the bottom. Over 2000 Niskin bottle water samples were collected for the measurement of salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients (phosphate, nitrate+nitrite and silicate), oxygen-18, dissolved inorganic carbon (i.e. TCO2), alkalinity, pH, helium, tritium, and biological parameters, using a 24 bottle rosette sampler. Upper water column current profile data were collected by a ship mounted ADCP. Meteorological and water property data were collected by the array of ship's underway sensors. An array of 3 bottom mounted ADCP moorings were deployed near the Adelie Depression, for recovery in the 2012/13 season. Underway data were also collected on this voyage, and are linked to this metadata record at the provided URL. A detailed readme is available as part of the download. Finally, ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) data are also linked, and are in Matlab format.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Download point for the data - CTD data Link: GET DATA Description: Download point for the data - Underway data Link: GET DATA Description: Download point for the data - ADCP data Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: Public information for ASAC project 2793 Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Voyage details with maps, schedule, events and projects undertaken Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Geographic Coverage

N: -43.0

S: -68.0

E: 150.0

W: 139.0

Min Depth: 0 M

Max Depth: 4500 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2011-01-04

Stop Date: 2011-02-06

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > Mertz Polynya CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

OCEANS >BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY >WATER DEPTH    [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN CHEMISTRY >STABLE ISOTOPES    [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE >WATER TEMPERATURE    [Definition]

OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY >CONDUCTIVITY    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS    [Information]

R/V AA >R/V Aurora Australis

Instrument

CTD >Conductivity, Temperature, Depth    [Information]

NISKIN BOTTLES    [Information]

XBT >Expendable Bathythermographs    [Information]

ADCP >Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler    [Information]

Quality

Data quality is currently being assessed using bottle data.

Access Constraints

These data are not yet publicly available.

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 http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=au1121 when using these data.

Keywords

VMS

SR3

CLIVAR

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia    [Information] 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: 8.2 MB Distribution_Format: text Fees: Free

Distribution_Media: HTTP Distribution_Size: 8.2 MB Distribution_Format: Access Fees: Free

Distribution_Media: HTTP Distribution_Size: 5.8 MB Distribution_Format: Matlab 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

ESMEE VAN WIJK Role: INVESTIGATOR Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Email: Esmee.vanWijk at csiro.au Contact Address: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research GPO BOX 1538 City: Hobart Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7001 Country: Australia

MARK ROSENBERG Role: INVESTIGATOR Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +61 3 6226 7651 Fax: +61 3 6226 2973 Email: Mark.Rosenberg at aad.gov.au Contact Address: ACE CRC, c/- University of Tasmania Private Bag 80 City: Hobart Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7001 Country: Australia

DAVE CONNELL Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: dave.connell at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-05-17 Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-09

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