Mertz Polynya Experiment, Aurora Australis science cruises au9807 and au9901, and Tangaroa science cruise ta0051 - ship-based CTD, ADCP, LADCP and mooring data

Oceanographic measurements were conducted in the vicinity of the Mertz Polynya, encompassing 2 consecutive seasonal cycles from 1998 to 2000. In the southern winter of 1999, a total of 92 CTD/LADCP vertical profile stations were taken, most to within 20 m of the bottom, with 3 laps completed around the boundary of a box adjacent to the Mertz Glacier. Over 700 Niskin bottle water samples were collected for the measurement of salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, oxygen 18, dimethyl sulphide, and biological parameters, using a 12 bottle rosette sampler mounted on a 24 bottle frame. Additional CTD vertical profiles were taken in April 1998, July 1998 and February 2000. Near surface current data were collected on all cruises using ship mounted ADCP. Two mooring arrays comprising thermosalinographs, current meters and upward looking sonars were deployed in the region of the Polynya. The first array of 7 moorings was deployed in April 1998. The second array of 4 moorings was deployed in the winter of 1999. All 11 Polynya moorings were recovered in February 2000. A summary of all data and data quality is presented in the data report.


This work was completed as part of ASAC projects 2223 and 189.

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Mertz Polynya Experiment, Aurora Australis science cruises au9807 and au9901, and Tangaroa science cruise ta0051 - ship-based CTD, ADCP, LADCP and mooring data
Date (Publication)
2004-07-06
Edition
1
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Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.26179/5c9c01b329429

Originator

Rosenberg, M., Bindoff, N. and WIlliams, G.D.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

ROSENBERG, MARK
ACE CRC, c/- University of Tasmania
Private Bag 80
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Principal investigator

BINDOFF, NATHANIEL
ACE CRC
Private Bag 80
University of Tasmania
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Principal investigator

WILLIAMS, GUY DARVALL
ACE CRC
Private Bag 80
University of Tasmania
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Collaborator

ROSENBERG, MARK
ACE CRC, c/- University of Tasmania
Private Bag 80
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
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CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/POLYNYA_ship

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Completed

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AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Elevation
  • Biota
  • Geoscientific information
  • Oceans

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1998-04-03 2000-03-20
Title
Mertz Polynya Experiment, marine science cruises AU9807, AU9801, AU9905, AU9901 and TA0051 - oceanographic field measurements and analysis
Date (Publication)
2001
Citation identifier
25

Author

Rosenberg, M., Bindoff, N., Bray, S., Curran, C., Helmond, I., Miller, K., McLaughlan,D. and Richman, J.

Publisher

Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre
Name
Research Report
Page
89
Other citation details
June 2001
Title
Adelie Land Bottom Water
Date (Publication)
2004

Author

Williams G.D.

Publisher

University of Tasmania
Name
PhD Thesis
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > DISSOLVED GASES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NUTRIENTS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PIGMENTS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > STABLE ISOTOPES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > WATER MASSES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA
Keywords
  • ADCP
  • AU9807
  • AU9901
  • AURORA AUSTRALIS
  • CTD
  • DISSOLVED OXYGEN
  • FLUORESCENCE
  • LADCP
  • MERTZ
  • MOORING
  • NUTRIENT
  • OCEANOGRAPHY
  • PAR
  • POLYNYA
  • SALINITY
  • PRESSURE
  • SIGMA-T
  • TA0051
  • TANGAROA
  • TEMPERATURE
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
  • CURRENT METERS
  • TEMPERATURE SENSORS
  • THERMOSALINOGRAPHS
  • ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • MOORINGS
  • SHIPS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
  • AMD
  • ACE/CRC
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MERTZ DEPRESSION
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MERTZ GLACIER
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MERTZ POLYNYA
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data must be referenced and acknowledged properly; Users must not redistribute data; Users should send email to the technical contact person with the following information: 1. user's name and institution 2. planned use for the data for (a brief sentence is sufficient) (examples: analysing mixed layer nutrient levels for a PhD thesis preparing a Southern Ocean climatology for general research looking at ocean circulation for a conference presentation)
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AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

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free
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2004-07-06T00:00:00
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PROJECT HOME PAGE

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2019-03-27 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

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string/POLYNYA_ship

Language
English
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UTF8

Author

ROSENBERG, MARK
ACE CRC, c/- University of Tasmania
Private Bag 80
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

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Australian Antarctic Division

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AADC

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2004-07-06T00:00:00
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ISO 19115-3
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2014
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DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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