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Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer (NBP 92/1)

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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: 02 May 1992 - 13 May 1992 Observers: Unknown (Steve Ackley and others ?) Summary of voyage track: 2-13/5 Outbound from ISW (no obs inbound) 13/5 Ice edge at approx. 61'53S, 56'02W 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 HH:MM:SS VISIBILITY CODE CLOUD IN OKTAS WEATHER CODE COMMENTS

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Title Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer (NBP 92/1)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/11404108-080a-40f5-bd5b-556c256a06e9
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 02/05/1992 - 13/05/1992
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        -56.0,
        -68.0
      ],
      [
        -48.0,
        -68.0
      ],
      [
        -48.0,
        -61.0
      ],
      [
        -56.0,
        -61.0
      ],
      [
        -56.0,
        -68.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Sea Ice Observations from the Nathaniel B Palmer (NBP 92/1)". 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-nbp-92-11