Sea Ice Observations from the Aurora Australis V1 1998/99

Published: 2001-07-20

These data describe pack ice characteristics in the Antarctic sea ice zone. These data are in the ASPeCt format. National program: Australia Vessel: Aurora Australis Dates in ice: 21 Jul 1998 - 26 Jul 1998 Observers: Tony Worby, Vicky Lytle, Rob Massom, Anton Rada, Ian Allison Summary of voyage track: 21/7 Ice edge at approx. 64S, 147E 21-22/7 Steamed southward 22/7 Ship disabled due to engine room fire 22-25/7 Ship stationary in ice 25-26/7 Ship steamed north to ice edge at approx. 63S, 143E The fields in this dataset are: SEA ICE CONCENTRATION SEA ICE FLOE SIZE SEA ICE SNOW COVER SEA ICE THICKNESS SEA ICE TOPOGRAPHY SEA ICE TYPE RECORD DATE TIME LATITUDE LONGITUDE OPEN WATER TRACK SNOW THICKNESS SNOW TYPE SEA TEMPERATURE AIR TEMPERATURE WIND VELOCITY WIND DIRECTION FILM COUNTER FRAME COUNTER FOR FILM VIDEO RECORDER COUNTER VISIBILITY CODE CLOUD WEATHER CODE COMMENTS