Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer 95-5a

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone. These data are in the ASPeCt format. National program: United States Vessel: Nathaniel B. Palmer Dates in ice: 03 Aug 1995 - 22 Aug 1995 Observers: Martin Jeffries, others Summary of voyage track: 3/8 Ice edge at approx. 63S, 180 3-11/8 Transect south along 180 to approx. 70S 11-22/8 Transect NE to ice edge at approx. 61S, 149W The fields for 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 FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER VISIBILITY CODE CLOUD WEATHER CODE COMMENTS

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Title Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer 95-5a
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/4089cd19-6fbf-4dee-977e-861b3c7dd2c4
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 03/08/1995 - 22/08/1995
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        179.0,
        -71.0
      ],
      [
        -149.0,
        -71.0
      ],
      [
        -149.0,
        -61.0
      ],
      [
        179.0,
        -61.0
      ],
      [
        179.0,
        -71.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer 95-5a". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/sea-ice-observations-from-the-nathaniel-b-palmer-95-5a1