IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0084
Summary
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB), through participating research organizations in various countries, maintains a network of drifting buoys in the Antarctic sea ice zone to support a better understanding of sea ice motion, meteorology, and oceanography. The IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data archive, presently spanning the years 1995 to 1998, includes measurements of buoy position, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, and sea surface temperature. Data are organized by daily and three-hour averages and the raw, instantaneous, non-interpolated data values. Data were collected from buoys initially deployed in three study regions: East Antarctica; the Weddell Sea; and the Bellingshausen, Amundsen, and Ross Seas. Data are in ASCII text format and are available by ftp. Data updates will become available as data are processed and new buoys are deployed.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -57°
S: -76°
E: 180°
W: -180°
Max Depth: 600 m
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: International Programme for Antarctic Buoys
Dataset Title: IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data
Dataset Release Date: 2001-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0084.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1995-01-01
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: daily (24-hour) and three-hour interpolated measurements
Location Keywords
- Continent Antarctica East Antarctica
- Ocean Atlantic Ocean South Atlantic Ocean Weddell Sea
- Ocean Indian Ocean
- Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Bellingshausen Sea
- Ocean Southern Ocean
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Sea Level Pressure
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Surface Pressure
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Skin Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Temperature
- Cryosphere Sea Ice Sea Ice Motion
- Oceans Ocean Circulation Buoy Position
- Oceans Ocean Circulation Ocean Currents
- Oceans Ocean Circulation Wind-driven Circulation
- Oceans Ocean Pressure Sea Level Pressure
- Oceans Ocean Temperature Sea Surface Temperature
- Oceans Ocean Temperature Water Temperature
- Oceans Ocean Winds Surface Winds
- Oceans Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt
- Oceans Sea Ice Ice Temperature
- Oceans Sea Ice Sea Ice Motion
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctic
- Antarctica
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Buoys
- DAAC
- Drifting Buoys
- EOSDIS
- Geostrophic Ocean Currents
- Geostrophic Surface Currents
- geostrophic winds
- Ice
- ice buoys
- ice dynamics
- Ice Temperature
- NSIDC
- Ocean
- Ocean Circulation
- Sea Ice
- Sea Ice Concentration
- Sea Ice Drift
- Sea Ice Velocity
- Sea Surface Temperature
- Water Temperature
- Weddell
Platform
- BUOYS
- GPS Global Positioning System Satellites
- RADIO TRANSMITTERS
Instrument
- ANEMOMETERS
- ARGOS ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System
- DRIFTING BUOYS
- PRESSURE SENSORS
- PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS
- THERMISTORS
Project
- EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data Information System
- ESIP Earth Science Information Partners Program
- IPAB International Program for Antarctic Buoys
- WCRP World Climate Research Program
Quality
In January 1992, the DBCP implemented quality control guidelines for buoy data distributed on the GTS. It set up an electronic bulletin board for exchanging quality information on buoy data. The DBCP Technical Coordinator is typically the point of contact for ensuring data problems are resolved.
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0084
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 Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0084
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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 Format: ASCII
Fees: none
Personnel
IAN ALLISON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +61 3 6220 7648
Fax: +61 3 6220 2973
Email: i.allison@antdiv.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
Channel Highway
Kingston Tasmania 7050
AUSTRALIA
NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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
Related URL
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Access to IPAB buoy data
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data Documentation
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-05-05
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-08-21
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