Data collected during the 1999 winter season at Davis Station and in October 1999 at McMurdo Sound investigates the permeability of sea ice to brine under natural conditions. The dataset is intended for application in models of Antarctic pack ice, focusing on physical parameters like ice temperature and thickness. It was produced by the organization SCIOPS.
Use Cases
- Modeling nutrient supply rates to sea ice algae based on ice permeability data.
- Studying snow-ice formation processes based on physical ice parameters.
- Refining data collection techniques for sea ice permeability measurements.
- Analyzing the influence of sea ice temperature and thickness on permeability.
- Testing sensor modifications for pressure measurements in ice.
Strengths
- Data collected over an entire winter season at Davis Station, providing seasonal context.
- Includes measurements from two distinct Antarctic locations: Davis Station and McMurdo Sound.
- Designed to test specific methodological factors like the effect of hole size on calculations.
Limitations
- Last updated 1999-10-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- nasa_earthdata
- Collection Method
- Field measurements from fast ice areas, including pressure sensor tests.
- Time Range
- 1999 winter season and October 1999
- Freshness
- 1999-10-31 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Davis Station (Australian Antarctic Territory) and McMurdo Sound