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Images showing the retreat of sea ice and subsequent chlorophyll-a bloom in the spring/summer of 1997/98-2009/10, East Antarctica.

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This data set comprises animations showing the spring/summer melt of sea ice in East Antarctica and the subsequent chlorophyll blooms. SMMR-SSM/I sea ice concentration data were obtained from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, and AMSR-E sea ice concentration data from the University of Bremen. SeaWiFS and MODIS chlorophyll-a data were obtained from the OceanColor site. SeaWiFS and SMMR-SSM/I data were used for seasons prior to 2002/03; MODIS and AMSR-E data were used for later seasons. Chl-a data were averaged over 16-day periods. The animations also show the ETOPO2 bathymetry and the fronts of the Antarctic circumpolar current (Orsi et al. 1995).

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Title Images showing the retreat of sea ice and subsequent chlorophyll-a bloom in the spring/summer of 1997/98-2009/10, East Antarctica.
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/7a8f1ce0-c9de-4b29-b080-f6a2918944a9
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/11/1997 - 01/04/2010
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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        -45.0
      ],
      [
        20.0,
        -45.0
      ],
      [
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      ]
    ]
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Images showing the retreat of sea ice and subsequent chlorophyll-a bloom in the spring/summer of 1997/98-2009/10, East Antarctica.". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/images-showing-the-retreat-of-sea-ice-and-subsequent-chlorophyll-a-bloom-in-the-spring-summer-o1