Name: Cloud-Cam record for the 2016 K-Axis voyage
Published: 2018-06-21
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: EARTH SCIENCE,SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING,VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS,VISIBLE IMAGERY,EARTH SCIENCE,ATMOSPHERE,CLOUDS,CLOUD PROPERTIES,CLOUD FRACTION,EARTH SCIENCE,ATMOSPHERE,CLOUDS,CLOUD TYPES,OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > K-AXIS,OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > KERGUELEN PLATEAU,CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA,GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR,ASC,[object Object],K-AXIS,4292,AAS 4292

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Citation: Klekociuk, A.R., French, W.J.R, Alexander, S.P., Kuma, P. and McDonald, A.J. (2018) Cloud-Cam record for the 2016 K-Axis voyage, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/5b2c77768eef7, Accessed: 2026-08-25
Title: Cloud-Cam record for the 2016 K-Axis voyage
Data Centre: Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI: doi:10.4225/15/5b2c77768eef7
Created Date: 2018-06-20
Revision Date: 2026-06-17
Parent record: AAS_4292_Aurora_Australis_Cloud_Camera

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Description

All-sky images taken from the Cloud-Cam instrument on the RSV Aurora Australis during the K-Axis campaign between 22-Jan-2016 and 16-Feb-2016 [days 22 to 47]. Images were acquired at 1-minute cadence, and are presented as timelapse movies analysed for cloud fraction, and keograms (obtained by horizontally accumulating a vertical slice through the zenith pixel of each image).

Purpose

To determine cloud fraction during the K-Axis campaign for comparison with atmospheric models

Quality

Some data are missing due to instrumental failure
24-Jan-16 [D024] 06UT greater than 24UT
25-Jan-16 [D025] 00UT greater than 14UT
06-Feb-16 [D037] 09UT greater than 24UT
07-Feb-16 [D038] 00UT greater than 24UT
08-Feb-16 [D039] 00UT greater than 0740UT

Access

These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Temporal Coverages

Start date: 2016-01-22 - Stop date: 2018-06-16

Spatial Coverages

Latitude

Northernmost:
Southernmost:

Longitude

Westernmost:
Easternmost:

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution:

1 Minute(s)

Science Keywords

EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD TYPES

Additional Keywords

K-AXIS
4292
AAS 4292

Locations

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > K-AXIS
OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > KERGUELEN PLATEAU
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Platforms

R/V Aurora Australis

Instruments

All-Sky Camera

Researchers

klekociuk, andrew (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
french, john (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
alexander, simon (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
kuma, peter (INVESTIGATOR)
mcdonald, adrian (INVESTIGATOR)

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_Cloud_Camera_K-Axis when using these data.

Metadata details

AAS_4292_Cloud_Camera_K-Axis