Antarctic Circumpolar Current Fronts Shapefile

1995 research data on the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The dataset includes line shapefiles and a CSV file representing five major oceanographic fronts, created from data provided by lead author Alejandro Orsi to the Australian Antarctic Data Centre in August 2001.

Use Cases

• Mapping the Subtropical Front (STF) and Subantarctic Front (SAF) for ocean circulation models.
• Analyzing the spatial relationship between the Polar Front (PF) and the Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front (sACCf).
• Using the Southern Boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current feature to define biogeographic regions.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean front data against the established front lines in the shapefile.
• Studying the meridional extent of fronts as described in the 1995 Deep-Sea Research publication.

Strengths

• Defines five key oceanographic fronts: STF, SAF, sACCf, PF, and Southern Boundary.
• Data originates from a seminal 1995 peer-reviewed publication in Deep-Sea Research.

Limitations

• Data is based on a 1995 publication and may not reflect current frontal positions.
• Specific row counts, column details, and spatial resolution are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

Alejandro H. Orsi, Thomas Whitworth III, and Worth D. Nowlin Jr, as published in Deep-Sea Research (1995).

Collection Method

Created from data provided by lead author Alejandro Orsi to the Australian Antarctic Data Centre.

Time Range

Publication date and data context is 1995; shapefile created August 2001.

Freshness

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Geography

Southern Ocean, Antarctic Circumpolar Current region.