Oceanographic data collected along an east-west transect across McMurdo Sound between 2007 and 2013. Observations include Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiles, current meter data, water samples, and ice cores from sites approximately 5 km apart. The research was conducted by SCIOPS to investigate the relationship between sea ice and the underlying ocean.
Use Cases
- Analyzing water column structure based on CTD profiles
- Investigating spatial variability of Ice Shelf Water based on salinity and temperature measurements
- Studying the relationship between ocean currents and platelet ice formation based on turbulence and ice core data
- Modeling high-latitude coupled climate variability based on integrated sea ice, ocean, and atmosphere observations
Strengths
- Data includes multiple measurement types (CTD, current meters, water samples, ice cores) for integrated analysis
- Spatial coverage includes a transect across McMurdo Sound with sites approximately 5 km apart
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 2012-10-18 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Field measurements collected via drilled ice holes, fixed moorings, and sample collection.
- Time Range
- 2007-2013
- Geography
- McMurdo Sound, Antarctica