GCMD

Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, AM03 Seabird MicroCAT CTD moorings at three depths in ocean cavity beneath the shelf

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, AM03 Seabird MicroCAT CTD moorings at three depths in ocean cavity beneath the shelf

Description:

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. All of the .dat files of data can be viewed with a text editor such as Wordpad. New Data added: September 2009 November 2011
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20051227
Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.33
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.33
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.56
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.56

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS
Theme_Keyword: GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Theme_Keyword: MOORINGS
Theme_Keyword: FIELD INVESTIGATION
Theme_Keyword: CTD > CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH
Theme_Keyword: Amery Ice Shelf
Theme_Keyword: Amisor
Theme_Keyword: Hot Water Drill
Theme_Keyword: Pressure
Theme_Keyword: Salinity
Theme_Keyword: Temperature
Theme_Keyword: OCEANS
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Access_Constraints: Data are not yet available to public.

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=ASAC_1164_AM03_MicroCAT when using these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: IAN ALLISON

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: MIKE CRAVEN

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Australian Antarctic Division
Address: 203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 203 Channel Highway
Address: Australian Antarctic Division
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6226 7648

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6226 7876

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6226 7650

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6226 6902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ian.allison@aad.gov.au

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: m.craven@utas.edu.au

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: 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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Process_Date: Unknown

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Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Contact_Person: DATA OFFICER AADC

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Australian Antarctic Division
Address: 203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3244

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3351

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@aad.gov.au

Resource_Description: ASAC_1164_AM03_MicroCAT

Distribution_Liability:

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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: text, .dat, word
Transfer_Size: 2 MB

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DATA CENTER URL

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Access_Instructions:

Public information for ASAC project 1164

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Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080626

Metadata_Review_Date: 20111201

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: MIKE CRAVEN

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 203 Channel Highway
Address: Australian Antarctic Division
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6226 7876

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6226 6902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: m.craven@utas.edu.au

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time