Metadata details
antarctic_circumpolar_current_fronts
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- Citation
- Orsi, AH., Harris, U. (2019) Fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current - GIS data, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/antarctic_circumpolar_current_fronts, Accessed: 2026-05-01
- Title
- Fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current - GIS data
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- Created Date
- 2019-05-14
- Revision Date
- 2024-01-31
- Expected Date of Data Release
- 2019-05-14
- Data Version
- 1
- Parent record
- None
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
This line shapefile represents the following features of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current:
Subtropical Front (STF);
Subantarctic Front (SAF);
Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front (sACCf);
Polar Front (PF);
Southern Boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
as described in
Alejandro H. Orsi, Thomas Whitworth III, and Worth D. Nowlin Jr (1995) On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Deep-Sea Research 42 (5), 641-673.
The shapefile was created from data provided by lead author Alejandro Orsi to the Australian Antarctic Data Centre in August 2001. The data in the files from Alejandro Orsi was also combined in a csv file.
The data available for download includes the original data, the shapefile and the csv file.
Quality
The dates provided in temporal coverage correspond to the date of publication of the source paper.
Access
These data are publicly available for download from a provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 1995-05-01 - Stop date: 1995-05-31
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > FRONTS
Additional Keywords
- None
Locations
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- MODELS
Instruments
- Computer
Researchers
- orsi, alejandro (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- harris, ursula (TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- smith, david (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=antarctic_circumpolar_current_fronts when using these data.
Project
ISO Topic
- OCEANS
Dataset Language
- English
Orignating Centre
- Australian Antarctic Division
Dataset Progress
- COMPLETE
IDN Node
- AMD
- AMD/AU
- CEOS
Publications
- Alejandro H. Orsi, Thomas Whitworth III, and Worth D. Nowlin Jr (1995) On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current., Deep-Sea Research, 42(5), 641-673
Metadata Revision History
2019-05-14 - Record created by David Smith. 2019-05-22 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2024-02-01 - record updated by Dave Connell to add a temporal coverage.
