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Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer 98-3

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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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: 07 May 1998 - 11 Jun 1998 Observers: Martin Jeffries, others Summary of voyage track: 7/5 Ice edge at approx. 67S, 180 7-22/5 South along 180 to Ross ice shelf at approx 78S 22-27/5 West into Terra Nova Bay 28/5 - 11/6 Zig zag track to NE through Ross Sea 11/6 Ice edge at approx. 66S, 175W The fields in 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 98-3
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a2b6a1c3-af32-4394-a756-d74ef6ee8a87
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 07/05/1998 - 11/06/1998
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        163.0,
        -78.0
      ],
      [
        -174.0,
        -78.0
      ],
      [
        -174.0,
        -65.0
      ],
      [
        163.0,
        -65.0
      ],
      [
        163.0,
        -78.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer 98-3". 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-98-31