Antarctic sea ice extent data - 1980-1988

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

This is a scanned copy of a document detailing data on the extent of sea ice in Antarctic from 1980 to 1988. The scanned pages consist of latitude and distance of the south pole of the northern edge of Antarctic sea ice each 10 degrees of longitude. These data were originally extracted from the U.S. navy - NOAA joint ice centre weekly maps of sea ice extent, and compiled by Jo Jacka.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Antarctic sea ice extent data - 1980-1988
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/e0c15980-f1f6-44d1-bc7c-5aac3e601ce8
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 17/01/1980 - 15/12/1988
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        -180.0,
        -75.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -75.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        -75.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Antarctic sea ice extent data - 1980-1988". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/antarctic-sea-ice-extent-data-1980-1988