Metadata details
AAS_4292_Aurora_Australis_Cloud_Camera
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- Citation
- French, J., Alexander, S. (2017, updated 2019) Aurora Australis Cloud Camera Images Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/5a0e5b48e6849
- Title
- Aurora Australis Cloud Camera Images
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/5a0e5b48e6849
- Created Date
- 2017-10-24
- Revision Date
- 2019-01-04
- Parent record
- None
- Child record
- AAS_4292_Cloud_Camera_K-Axis
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Description
This data contains 1-minute resolution all-sky (hemispheric fisheye) images obtained on Aurora Australis voyages 1,2 and 3 over the 2015-16 season.
Images were obtained with a Moonglow Technologies All-Sky-Cam and associated software ( http://www.moonglowtech.com/products/AllSkyCam/ )
Images are 720x576 pixel resolution.
Purpose
Record sky conditions and derive cloud fraction during these voyages.
Quality
There were some issues where the image grabber software 'froze' and produced duplicate images for some periods. These duplicate images are generally detected by the analysis processing and deleted.
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2015-10-20 - Stop date: 2016-02-22
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD TYPES
Additional Keywords
- CLOUD CAMERA
- ALL SKY
Locations
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
Platforms
- R/V Aurora Australis
Instruments
- Sky View Camera
Researchers
- french, john (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
- alexander, simon (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4292_Aurora_Australis_Cloud_Camera when using these data.
