The Icebreaker ARA "Almirante Irizar" compiled data during the Summer Antarctic Campaign of 1996/1997. This dataset analyzes interactions between sea ice and astronomical, meteorological, and oceanographic components. The work was conducted by SCIOPS to interpret an episode of unusual severity, featuring 10/10 multi-year ice and thickness exceeding 6 meters.
Use Cases
- Analyze multiyear ice concentration (10/10) and thickness (>6 meters) against astronomical tide data.
- Correlate meteorological parameters like wind and temperature with observed sea ice severity.
- Model navigation apt zones using selected oceanographic components such as salinity or currents.
- Validate icebreaker operational procedures against the confirmed formidable natural obstacles.
Strengths
- Focuses on a documented episode of unusual severity among 25 years of conditions.
- Analyzes interactions across three component types: astronomical, meteorological, and oceanographic.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column names, and file formats are unknown.
- Data is from a single campaign in 1996/1997, limiting temporal scope.
- Geographic coverage is restricted to the Southeastern Weddell Sea.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS, via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Data compiled from the Icebreaker ARA "Almirante Irizar" during its Summer Antarctic Campaign.
- Time Range
- 1996/1997 campaign.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Weddell Sea, Southeastern region.