Giant Icebergs of the Ross Sea, in situ Drift and Weather Measurements, Antarctica  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0350
Summary
During 2001-2006, 6 giant icebergs (B15A, B15J, B15K, C16 and C25) adrift in the southwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica, were instrumented with global positioning system (GPS) receivers, magnetic compasses and automatic weather stations (AWS), to monitor their behavior in the near-coastal environment and to record their exit into the Southern Ocean. The GPS and AWS data were collected on a 20-minute interval, Many of the station data timeseries are continuous for periods of up to 7 years, with icebergs C16 and B15J having the longest records.
The data is considered useful for examining the processes of iceberg drift (and other behaviors) on time scales that are shorter than what is possible through satellite image iceberg tracking. Data are available in comma-delimited ASCII format and Matlab native mat files.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -60°
S: -78°
E: 110°
W: -178°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Doug MacAyeal
Dataset Title: Giant Icebergs of the Ross Sea, in situ Drift and Weather Measurements, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2008-10-20
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0350.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5VM496K
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2001-01-25
Stop Date: 2008-06-30
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Icebergs
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Icebergs
- Oceans Sea Ice Icebergs
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctica
- Atmospheric Pressure
- AWS
- AWS Climate Data
- GPS
- GPS data
- Iceberg
- Pressure
- Ross Ice Shelf
- Solar Radiation
- Wind Direction
- Wind Speed
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- FIELD SURVEYS
Instrument
- MMS Meteorological Measurement System
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
NSIDC_AGDC
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 Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC 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: 250 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Douglas Macayeal
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 773 702-8027
Email: drm7@midway.uchicago.edu
Contact Address:
- Department of Geophysical Sciences
- University of Chicago
- 5734 S. Ellis Ave.
City: Chicago
Province or State: IL
Postal Code: 60637
Country: USA
Emile Okal
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Northwestern University
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
City: Evanston
Province or State: Illinois
Postal Code: 60208-2150
Country: USA
Richard Aster
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- New Mexico Tech
- Dept. of Earth & Environmental Science
City: Socorro
Province or State: New Mexico
Postal Code: 87801
Country: USA
Jeremy Bassis
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of California, San Diego
- Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanogra
City: La Jolla,
Province or State: California
Postal Code: 92093-0225
Country: USA
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
AGDC Web site
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Reference
MacAyeal, D. R., M. H. Okal, J. E. Thom, K. M. Brunt, Y.-J. Kim and A. K. Bliss, 2008. Tabular iceberg collisions within the coastal regime. J. Glaciol., Vol. 54, No. 185, p. 371-386.
MacAyeal, D. R., E. A. Okal, R. C. Aster and J. N. Bassis, 2008. Seismic and hydroacoustic tremor generated by colliding icebergs. J. Geophys. Res., Vol 13, doi: 10.1029/2008JF001005.
MacAyeal, D. R., E. A. Okal, R. C. Aster, J. N. Bassis, K. M. Brunt, L. M. Cathles, R. Drucker, H. A. Fricker, Y.-J. Kim, S. Martin, M. H. Okal, O. V. Sergienko, M. P. Sponsler, J. E. Thom, 2006. Transoceanic wave propagation links iceberg calving margins of Antarctica with storms in tropics and Northern Hemisphere. Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol 33, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027235.
Sergienko, O. V., D. R. MacAyeal and J. E. Thom, 2008. Reconstruction of snow/firn thermal diffusivities from observed temperature variation: application to iceberg C16 (Ross Sea, Antarctica), 2004-07. Ann. Glaciol., Vol. 49, in press.
K. M. Brunt, 2008. Tidal Motion of the Ross Ice Shelf and its Interaction with the Siple Coast Ice Streams, Antarctica. (PhD dissertation, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 202 pages).
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-10-20
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-18
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