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CEAMARC_CASO_200708_V3_CTD

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Citation
Rosenberg, M. and Rintoul, S. (2010) Southern Ocean CTD data collected from the CEAMARC cruise of the Aurora Australis, 2007-2008, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/59dc3ebe9d698, Accessed: 2026-05-26
Title
Southern Ocean CTD data collected from the CEAMARC cruise of the Aurora Australis, 2007-2008
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.4225/15/59dc3ebe9d698
Created Date
2008-02-24
Revision Date
2017-10-10
Expected Date of Data Release
2010-06-25
Data Version
1
Parent record
None

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    Description

    Oceanographic measurements were conducted on and around the Antarctic shelf in the vicinity of the Mertz Glacier during the southern summer of 2007/2008, on Aurora Australis voyage au0803, V3 2007/2008. Data were collected as part of the CASO (oceanography) and CEAMARC (fishing) programs. The CASO program included occupation of the southern portion of the SR3 transect, plus additional transects down the slope. A total of (130) CTD vertical profile stations were taken, most to within 15 m of the bottom. Over (1400) Niskin bottle water samples were collected for the measurement of salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, CFCs, dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, oxygen-18, germanium, and biological parameters, using a 24 bottle rosette sampler. Full depth current profiles were collected by a lowered acoustic Doppler profiler (LADCP) attached to the rosette package, while near surface current data were collected by a ship mounted ADCP. Additional CTD profiles were taken at 2 subantarctic sites on the transit south. An array of 4 current meter and thermosalinograph moorings were deployed across a basin outflowing from the Mertz Polynya region.

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    Quality

    Nominal accuracy values are:
    salinity: 0.002 (PSS78)
    temperature: 0.002 degC
    dissolved oxygen: 1 percent of full scale
    nutrients: 1 percent of full scale
    Exceptions to these nominal values will be detailed in future data report.

    Data have all been finalised except for CFC data.

    Access

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

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -44.0
    Southernmost:
    -67.0

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    139.0
    Easternmost:
    150.0

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • SALINOMETERS
    • OXYGEN ANALYZERS

    Locations

    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

    Platforms

    • SHIPS
    • R/V Aurora Australis

    Instruments

    • Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
    • Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

    Researchers

    • rosenberg, mark (INVESTIGATOR)
    • rintoul, steve (TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • connell, dave (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=CEAMARC_CASO_200708_V3_CTD when using these data.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • OCEANS

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

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

      Metadata Revision History

        Preliminary metadata record created by Alicja Mosbauer 2008-02-25 . 2010-05-25 - record updated by Dave Connell after an updated dataset was provided by Mark Rosenberg. 2010-06-25 - record updated by Dave Connell after an updated dataset was provided by Mark Rosenberg. 2017-10-10 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

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