Change and variability in East Antarctic sea ice seasonality 1979/80-2009/10

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

This dataset relates to long-term change and variability in annual timings of sea ice advance, retreat and resultant ice season duration in East Antarctica derived from the satellite passive-microwave time series dating back to Nimbus 7. These were calculated from satellite-derived ice concentration data for the period 1979/80 to 2009/10. The dataset includes more detailed analysis of change and variability in sea ice conditions along meridional transects i.e., 110 degrees E and 140 degrees E relating to sea ice concentration and extent, and along 90 deg E, 100 deg E, 110 deg E and 140 deg E for trends in sea ice concentration for the period 1979-2010. Also included are monthly sea-surface temperature (SST) trends mapped north of the East Antarctic sea-ice zone for the period 1982-2010. The SST data are from the Reynolds and Smith OLv2 dataset. These data form the basis of the publication: Massom, R.A., P. Reid, S. Stammerjohn, B. Raymond, A. Fraser and S. Ushio. 2013. Change and variability in East Antarctic sea ice seasonality, 1979/80-2009/10. PloS ONE, 8(5), e64756, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064756

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Title Change and variability in East Antarctic sea ice seasonality 1979/80-2009/10
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/65b56843-6000-4412-a55a-6043b858750b
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 15/02/1979 - 15/02/2011
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Change and variability in East Antarctic sea ice seasonality 1979/80-2009/10". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/change-and-variability-in-east-antarctic-sea-ice-seasonality-1979-80-2009-10