Arctic moored upward-looking sonar dataset plus AVHRR/SAR satellite data (1991-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scott Polar Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From August 1991 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Greenland Sea at 75degN (EPOCH); Greenland Sea at 75degN, 78degN and 81degN (ESOP) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Ice motion and related parameters |
| Instruments | Radar altimeters; sidescan sonars |
| Description | |
| Summary | Echo-sounder readings from moored instruments in the Greenland Sea providing thickness measurements to combine with AVHRR satellite data motion vectors and estimate ice flux at this latitude. |
| Originators | Scott Polar Research Institute |
| References | Davis, N.R., Crane, D.R. and Wadhams, P. (1994) Seasonal variation of sea ice thickness distribution and volume transport rates in the Greenland Sea., Proceedings of the EPOCH Symposium 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| 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 | 1018009 |
| Global identifier | 291 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
