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Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise 2007/08 V1 (SIPEX)

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Updated 23/06/2025

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We report on the late winter oceanography observed beneath Antarctic sea ice offshore from the Sabrina and BANZARE coast of Wilkes Land, East Antarctica (115- 125 E) in September-October 2007 during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment (SIPEX) research voyage. A pilot program using specifically designed 'through-ice' Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) and acoustic Doppler current profiling (ADCP) systems was conducted to opportunistically measure water mass properties and ocean currents during major ice stations. This project involved two independent sub-ice observation platforms: A winch-driven Conductivity-Temperature-Depth system for measuring basic water mass properties and an acoustic Doppler current profiling (ADCP)/GPS system for measuring ocean currents and ice drift. Hereafter these are referred to as the CTD and ADCP systems respectively. The CTD system comprised of an Falmouth Scientific Institute (FSI) CTD instrument, a tripod and over 1000m of polyethylene rope on a winch/drum attached to a metal sled.

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Title Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise 2007/08 V1 (SIPEX)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c437a789-b44c-4e92-b6f7-4d6bf7c94dbd
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 12/09/2007 - 10/10/2007
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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        -65.58
      ],
      [
        128.1,
        -64.68
      ],
      [
        116.8,
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      ],
      [
        116.8,
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise 2007/08 V1 (SIPEX)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/aurora-australis-southern-ocean-oceanographic-ctd-data-cruise-2007-08-v1-sipex