Antarctic Aerial Photography of Sea Ice (1986-1989)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scott Polar Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From July to September 1986; from October to November 1989 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | North East Weddell Sea (1986); Weddell Sea (1989) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Ice motion and related parameters; Snow and ice mass, thickness and extent |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises photographs from a series of flights around the track of an icebreaker. Each flight normally lasts around 40 minutes and about 480 frames of aerial photographs are shot in this time at 5 second intervals. The interval is chosen to provide some overlap with the preceding frame. |
| Originators | Scott Polar Research Institute |
| References | Wadhams, P. and Crane, D.R. (1991) SPRI participation in the Winter Weddell Gyre Study 1989., Polar Record, 27, 29-38. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Scott Polar Research Institute |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Enquiries |
| Address | Scott Polar Research Institute |
| Telephone | +44 1223 336540 |
| enquiries@spri.cam.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1018001 |
| Global identifier | 282 |
| Last revised | 2010-01-20 |
