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George VI Ice Shelf and Sound: current meter and sea floor pressure data set (1980-1981, 1983-1984)
Data set information
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General | |
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 |