European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EDMED)
Data set information
| General | |
| Data set name | George VI Ice Shelf and Sound: current meter and sea floor pressure data set (1980-1981, 1983-1984) |
|---|---|
| Data holding centre | British Antarctic Survey |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1980 to 1981, from 1983 to 1984 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | George VI Ice Shelf and Sound, Antarctic Peninsula |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Sea level |
| Instruments | Sea level recorders; current meters |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises a variety of measurements made on the George VI ice shelf and sound between 1981 and 1984. The data set includes the following: 3 series of moored current meter data at 70° 1.1'S, 68° 46.1'W, start date February 1980 for one and February 1981 for the other two. 3 series of sea floor pressure from George VI Sound at 73° 10'S, 71° 40'W (from January 1984), 69° 58'S, 68° 51'W (starts December 1983) and 73° 8'S, 72° 32'W (starts February 1984). |
| Originators | British Antarctic Survey |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | AEDC Manager |
| Address | British Antarctic Survey |
| Telephone | +44 1223 251400 |
| aedc@bas.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1046010 |
| Global identifier | 631 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |