45264dc9-de28-4080-a193-828b6854cc1f urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-23T16:10:52 creation ISO 19115 2016 Sea Ice Observations from the Endurance 45264dc9-de28-4080-a193-828b6854cc1f These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone. These data are in the ASPeCt format. National program: United States Vessel: Endurance Dates in ice: 17 Jan 1998 - 13 Feb 1998 Observers: Steve Ackley, Elizabeth Hunke Summary of voyage track: 17/1 Ice edge at approx. 57S, 31W 17-20/1 South along approx 30W 21/1-2/2 West in toward Antarctic peninsula 3-13/2 East along ice shelf to approx. 8W 13/3 North to ice edge at approx. 68S, 12W 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 {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-61.0, -78.0], [-8.0, -78.0], [-8.0, -57.0], [-61.0, -57.0], [-61.0, -78.0]]]} -61.0 -8.0 -78.0 -57.0 ACE/CRC AIR TEMPERATURE AMD AMD/AU ASPECT > Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate CEOS CLOUD COMMENTS DATE EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE FLOES EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE TYPES EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > PACK ICE EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION FILM COUNTER FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR LATITUDE LONGITUDE OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN OPEN WATER RECORD SEA ICE CONCENTRATION SEA ICE FLOE SIZE SEA ICE SNOW COVER SEA ICE THICKNESS SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY SEA ICE TYPE SEA TEMPERATURE SHIPS SNOW THICKNESS SNOW TYPE TIME TRACK VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER VISIBILITY CODE VISUAL OBSERVATIONS WEATHER CODE WIND DIRECTION WIND VELOCITY GET DATA documentDigital Download point for sea ice software HTML GET DATA documentDigital Download point for the data - log files, postscript files, excel files. HTML PROJECT HOME PAGE documentDigital ASPECT website HTML VIEW RELATED INFORMATION documentDigital Download the ASPECT Report - A Technique for Making Ship-Based Observations of Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness and Characteristics HTML VIEW RELATED INFORMATION documentDigital Readme file containing instructions on how to use the log files and software. HTML VIEW RELATED INFORMATION documentDigital Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset HTML Creative Commons by Attribution logo documentDigital PNG