Sea Ice Observations from the Aurora Australis V9.0 1992/93

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Sea Ice Observations from the Aurora Australis V9.0 1992/93

Description:

Abstract:

These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone. These data are in the ASPeCt format. National program: Australia Vessel: Aurora Australis Dates in ice: 29 Mar 1993 - 30 Mar 1993 Observers: Tony Worby, Vicky Lytle, Rob Massom, Paul Scott, Kelvin Michael Summary of voyage track: Short transect south of the ice edge at approx 65S, along approx 140E. This voyage was cut short due to a medical emergency only one day after entering the pack ice. The fields in this dataset are: SEA ICE CONCENTRATION SEA ICE FLOE SIZE SEA ICE SNOW COVER SEA ICE THICKNESS SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY SEA ICE TYPE RECORD DATE TIME LATITUDE LONGITUDE OPEN WATER TRACK SNOW THICKNESS SNOW TYPE SEA TEMPERATURE AIR TEMPERATURE WIND VELOCITY WIND DIRECTION FILM COUNTER FRMAE COUNTER FOR FILM VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER VISIBILITY CODE CLOUD WEATHER CODE COMMENTS

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

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Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19930329

Ending_Date: 19930330

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 139.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 142.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE FLOES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE TYPES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > PACK ICE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

Theme_Keyword: SHIPS

Theme_Keyword: R/V AA > R/V AURORA AUSTRALIS

Theme_Keyword: ASPECT > ANTARCTIC SEA ICE PROCESSES AND CLIMATE

Theme_Keyword: Air Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Cloud

Theme_Keyword: Comments

Theme_Keyword: Date

Theme_Keyword: Film Counter

Theme_Keyword: Frmae Counter For Film

Theme_Keyword: Latitude

Theme_Keyword: Longitude

Theme_Keyword: Open Water

Theme_Keyword: Record

Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Concentration

Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Floe Size

Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Snow Cover

Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Thickness

Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Topography

Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Type

Theme_Keyword: Sea Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Snow Thickness

Theme_Keyword: Snow Type

Theme_Keyword: Time

Theme_Keyword: Track

Theme_Keyword: Video Recorder Counter

Theme_Keyword: Visibility Code

Theme_Keyword: Weather Code

Theme_Keyword: Wind Direction

Theme_Keyword: Wind Velocity

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Access_Constraints: No constraints. The data are freely available.

Use_Constraints:

This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Authors should acknowledge use of the ASPeCt data archive. Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASPECT_AA030393 when using these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ANTHONY PETER WORBY

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Address: Castray Esplanade

City: Hobart

State_or_Province: Tasmania

Postal_Code: 7001

Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 5414

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tony.worby@csiro.au

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Each parameter is assigned a data quality flag as defined below: Flag 1: Error free Flag 2: Dubious. Non-specific errors Flag 3: Known errors exist that can be fixed Flag 4: Known errors exist that cannot be fixed Flag 5: No data - not observed Flag 6: Data in analog format only Time and position: 1 Total ice concentration: 1 Open water: 1 Pri ice concentration: 1 Pri ice type: 1 Pri ice thickness: 1 Pri floe size: 1 Pri topography: 1 Pri snow type: 1 Pri snow thickness: 1 Sec ice concentration: 1 Sec ice type: 1 Sec ice thickness: 1 Sec floe size: 1 Sec topography: 1 Sec snow type: 1 Sec snow thickness: 1 Ter ice concentration: 1 Ter ice type: 1 Ter ice thickness: 1 Ter floe size: 1 Ter topography: 1 Ter snow type: 1 Ter snow thickness: 1 Air temperature: 1 Water temperature: 1 Wind speed: 1 Wind direction: 1 Cloud: 1 Current weather: 1 Visibility: 1 Video reading: 1 Photo (film no.): 1 Photo (frame no.): 1 Comments: 6

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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Completeness_Report:

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Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Not Available

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

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: ASPECT_AA030393

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: pdf, text

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://data.aad.gov.au

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.c...

Access_Instructions:

Download point for the data - log files, postcript files, excel files.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.c...

Access_Instructions:

Download point for sea ice software

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.aspect.aq/

Access_Instructions:

ASPECT website

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/sea_ice_readme.htm...

Access_Instructions:

Readme file containing instructions on how to use the log files and software.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?...

Access_Instructions:

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010719

Metadata_Review_Date: 20111214

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ANTHONY PETER WORBY

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Address: Castray Esplanade

City: Hobart

State_or_Province: Tasmania

Postal_Code: 7001

Country: Australia

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 5414

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tony.worby@csiro.au

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time