SCICEX Hydrographic Data, 1997 and 1998  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS064
Summary
The Scientific Ice Expeditions (SCICEX) Program was a series of five multidisciplinary scientific cruises that utilized US Navy operational submarines as platforms for sampling the Arctic Ocean. The program's numerous principal investigators worked towards the overarching goal of characterizing the upper layers of the Arctic Ocean as completely as possible.
This data set includes hydrographic data obtained during the 1997 and 1998 (third and fourth) SCICEX cruises, aboard the USS Archerfish and the USS Hawkbill, respectively. Water column profile data were collected using a submarine-launched conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) probe. Probe depths were computed based on a known fall rate, temperature (T) and conductivity values were measured by probe sensors, and salinity was computed from these values. Derived variables, including pressure (calculated from depth and latitude), potential temperature, sigma-t (a representation of density), and sigma-theta (sigma-t calculated with potential temperature), are also included.
Profile data were generally collected to a depth of 1000 m at 1-m depth intervals, with variable horizontal distance between the profiles. Data were collected between September 3 and October 2, 1997, and between August 1 and September 2, 1998, along extensive transects within the Arctic Ocean.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 89.5367°
S: -70.8917°
E: 174.1617°
W: -179.8767°
Min Depth: 20 meters
Max Depth: 1020 meters
N: 88.655°
S: -72.58°
E: 178.2717°
W: -179.9067°
Min Depth: 20 meters
Max Depth: 1020 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Robin D. Muench and John T. Gunn
Dataset Title: SCICEX Hydrographic Data, 1997 and 1998
Dataset Release Date: 2003-06-17
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss064.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-09-03
Stop Date: 1997-10-02
Start Date: 1998-08-01
Stop Date: 1998-09-02
Data Resolution
Vertical Resolution: 1 m
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Oceans Ocean Chemistry
- Oceans Ocean Temperature Water Temperature
- Oceans Salinity/Density Conductivity
- Oceans Salinity/Density Salinity
Ancillary Keywords
- ADCC
- Amundsen Basin
- ARCSS064
- Arctic Ocean Basin
- Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
- Canada Basin
- Chuckchi Cap
- Chuckchi Sea
- Depth Probes
- Expendable CTD Profiles
- Laptev Sea
- Lomonosov Ridge
- Makarov Basin
- Nansen Basin
- National Science Foundation
- NSF
- NSIDC
- Ocean Water Conductivity Measurements
- Ocean Water Salinity Measurements
- Ocean Water Temperature Measurements
- ONR Grant N00014-96-1-0855
- OPP9801379
- OPP-9801379
- Profile Data
- SCICEX Program
- Scientific Ice Expeditions Program
- Submarines
- United States Navy
- xCTD probes
Platform
Instrument
- CTD Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Project
- SCICEX Scientific Ice Expeditions
Quality
Data that were considered of poor quality (based upon high noise levels, abnormal spikes or jumps, or other indicators of problems) were replaced with the value -999.00. The data were despiked, filtered with a 5-point Gaussian filter, and interpolated to 1-meter depth intervals.
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
ARCSS/ADCC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 2 - 7 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Robin D. Muench
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 425 726-0501
Email: rmuench@esr.org
Contact Address:
City: Seattle
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 98102
John T. Gunn
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 425 726-0501
Email: gunn@esr.org
Contact Address:
City: Seattle
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 98102
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Interactive online map display
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
SCICEX (Scientific Ice Expeditions)
Reference
Muench, R.D., J.T. Gunn, T.E. Whitledge, P.Schlosser, and W.E. Smethie, Jr., 2000. An Arctic Ocean cold core eddy. Journal of Geophysical Research 105, 23997-24006.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-06-17
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-18
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