- Resources
- Inventories
- EDMED
- Report
- 284
Antarctic Iceberg Distribution Data (1986-1994-)
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; from April to May 1992; from September to October 1994 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | South Atlantic (1986); Weddell Sea (1989); North West Weddell Sea (1992); Amundsen and Ross Seas (1994) |
Observations | |
Parameters | Ice motion and related parameters; Snow and ice mass, thickness and extent |
Instruments | Radar altimeters; snow and ice samplers |
Description | |
Summary | The data set comprises measurements of icebergs using ship radar to determine size distribution. Some height measurements were made to infer total iceberg depth and to calculate volume distribution. |
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.; Wadhams, P. (1988) Winter observations of iceberg frequencies and sizes in the south Atlantic Ocean., J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 93, No. C10, 3583- 3590. |
Data web site | http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/ |
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 | 1018003 |
Global identifier | 284 |
Last revised | 2009-11-30 |