Amery Ice Shelf Ocean Cavity Measurements from 2003-2004 Antarctic Expedition

Australian Ocean Data Network provides data from a 2003-2004 scientific expedition that drilled through the Amery Ice Shelf in eastern Antarctica. The dataset contains instrument measurements from the ocean cavity beneath the ice, collected over a month-long field campaign. It is presented as an educational resource with teacher answers.

Use Cases

• Analyze ocean cavity measurements to study properties of seawater beneath Antarctic ice shelves.
• Use expedition data on ice shelf drilling depths to model sub-ice ocean circulation.
• Correlate instrument readings from the dark ocean cavity with broader Antarctic marine datasets.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated month-long scientific expedition on the Amery Ice Shelf.
• Provides direct measurements from a sub-ice ocean cavity, a rarely observed environment.
• Managed and published by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Dataset size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown.
• Primary data formats are PDF and HTML, which are not machine-readable for direct analysis.
• Data is from a single expedition in 2003-2004, offering a snapshot rather than time series.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Instruments lowered through a drill hole in the Amery Ice Shelf during a field expedition.

Time Range

Summer of 2003-2004

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 2026-03-21, but the underlying data is from 2003-2004.

Geography

Amery Ice Shelf, eastern Antarctica