IPAB Antarctic Drifting Buoy Data, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0084
DOI: 10.5067/HGLHWEO3764N
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

Through participating research organizations in various countries, the World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB) 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, 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 are provided as raw, instantaneous, non-interpolated data values. Data were collected from buoys initially deployed in the following three study regions: East Antarctica; the Weddell Sea; and the Bellingshausen, Amundsen, and Ross Seas.
Parameter(s):
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSBUOY POSITIONICE GROWTH/MELTICE TEMPERATURESEA ICE MOTIONSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE PRESSUREWATER TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
BUOYS, GPS
Sensor(s):
ANEMOMETERS, DRIFTING BUOYS, GPS RECEIVERS, THERMISTORS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1995 to 31 December 1998
Temporal Resolution:
  • 3 hour
  • 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-57
S:
-76
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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