Metadata details
SIPEX_II_Ice_Station_EM
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- Citation
- Meiners, K. and Nakata, K. (2017) Electromagnetic measurement of sea ice thickness on ice stations during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/59b0926d377c1, Accessed: 2026-05-17
- Title
- Electromagnetic measurement of sea ice thickness on ice stations during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/59b0926d377c1
- Created Date
- 2013-01-16
- Revision Date
- 2017-09-07
- Expected Date of Data Release
- 2017-09-07
- Data Version
- 1
- Parent record
- SIPEX_II
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
We observed total thickness (snow thickness + ice thickness) of sea-ice floes along 100m transects using an electromagnetic (EM) sensor.
The data were read from the EM and written by hand into a log book as we moved along the transect. They were then transferred into an Excel spreadsheet.
The parameters included are:
- distance along transect
- conductivity (vertical)
- conductivity (horizontal)
- total thickness (derived from vertical and horizontal conductivities)
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2012-09-28 - Stop date: 2012-09-28
- Start date: 2012-10-04 - Stop date: 2012-10-04
- Start date: 2012-10-08 - Stop date: 2012-10-08
- Start date: 2012-10-13 - Stop date: 2012-10-13
- Start date: 2012-10-14 - Stop date: 2012-10-14
- Start date: 2012-10-20 - Stop date: 2012-10-20
- Start date: 2012-10-21 - Stop date: 2012-10-21
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
Additional Keywords
- SIPEX
Locations
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- R/V Aurora Australis
Instruments
- ELECTROMAGNETIC GEOPROFILER
Researchers
- meiners, klaus (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- nakata, kazuki (INVESTIGATOR,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=SIPEX_II_Ice_Station_EM when using these data.
Project
ISO Topic
- ENVIRONMENT
- OCEANS
Dataset Language
- ENGLISH
Orignating Centre
- Australian Antarctic Division
Dataset Progress
- COMPLETE
IDN Node
- AMD
- AMD/AU
- CEOS
- ACE/CRC
Metadata Revision History
2013-01-17 - record created by Dave Connell. 2017-09-07 - record updated by Dave Connell to publicly release the data.
