Australian Ocean Data Network provides data from a 2003-2004 expedition on the Amery Ice Shelf in eastern Antarctica. Six scientists drilled through hundreds of meters of ice to study the underlying ocean cavity with instruments. The dataset is packaged as an educational activity exploring the findings, with teacher answers provided.
Use Cases
- Teaching ocean cavity properties based on Antarctic expedition data
- Analyzing sub-ice shelf ocean conditions based on instrument measurements
- Illustrating scientific field work methods based on the drilling expedition description
Strengths
- Data originates from a specific scientific expedition on the Amery Ice Shelf in 2003-2004
- Educational materials including teacher answers are provided
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Instrument measurements collected through a drill hole in the ice shelf
- Time Range
- Summer of 2003-2004
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 14:54:10.292202; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Amery Ice Shelf, eastern Antarctica