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ASAC_1164_AM04

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Citation
Allison, I., Vogel, S.W. and Craven, M. (2008) Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2005-06 - AM04, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/ASAC_1164_AM04, Accessed: 2026-05-21
Title
Amery Ice Shelf - hot water drill borehole, 2005-06 - AM04
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Created Date
2008-01-30
Revision Date
2019-03-14
Expected Date of Data Release
None
Data Version
1
Parent record
ASAC_1164
Child record
AAS_4096_AM04_Brancker
ASAC_1164_AM04_Aquadopp
ASAC_1164_AM04_Brancker
ASAC_1164_AM04_caliper
ASAC_1164_AM04_CTD
ASAC_1164_AM04_Drilling
ASAC_1164_AM04_MicroCAT
ASAC_1164_AM04_video

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    Description

    Amery Ice Shelf AM04 borehole drilled mid-January 2006. Sub-shelf water profiling measurements conducted over a period of a few days. Partial video recording of borehole walls and sea floor benthos. Collection of targeted ice core samples. Sediment sample collected from sea floor. Long term monitoring instruments installed (thermistors in ice, 3 x CTD in ocean cavity).

    This is a parent record - see the child records for further information.

    This device stopped working by the 2011/2012 season, and all sensors were declared non-functional.

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    Quality

    The quality of the data sets are included in the child entries for the individual instruments associated with the AM04 borehole.

    This device stopped working by the 2011/2012 season, and all sensors were declared non-functional.

    Access

    These data are publicly available for download from the child metadata records.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -69.89
    Southernmost:
    -69.9

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    70.29
    Easternmost:
    70.3
    Minimum Altitude:
    72.1 Metres
    Maximum Altitude:
    72.1 Metres

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • Amery Ice Shelf
    • Amery Ice Shelf Ocean Research
    • AMISOR

    Locations

    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > AMERY ICE SHELF
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

    Platforms

    • MOORINGS

    Instruments

    • CORING DEVICES
    • Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
    • CURRENT METERS
    • NISKIN BOTTLES
    • SEDIMENT CORERS

    Researchers

    • allison, ian (INVESTIGATOR)
    • vogel, stefan (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • craven, mike (TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)

    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=ASAC_1164_AM04 when using these data.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
      • OCEANS

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • CEOS
      • AMD/AU
      • AMD
      • ACE/CRC

      Metadata Revision History

        2008-01-31 - record created by Mike Craven. 2008-02-12 - record modified by Dave Connell. 2012-07-23 - record updated by Dave Connell. 2013-02-05 - record updated by Dave Connell to correct a URL. 2015-01-28 - record updated by Dave Connell to indicate that the instrument was now dead. 2015-03-13 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2019-03-14 - record updated by Dave Connell for ISO compliance.

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