Australian Ocean Data Network hosts data from a 2003-2004 Antarctic expedition on the Amery Ice Shelf. Scientists drilled through hundreds of meters of ice to study the underlying ocean cavity. The dataset is intended for educational use, with teacher answers provided.
Use Cases
- Analyze ocean cavity properties based on measurements taken through the ice shelf.
- Study ice shelf-ocean interactions based on data from instruments lowered through the drill hole.
- Teach polar science concepts based on the expedition's findings described in the educational activity.
Strengths
- Data originates from a month-long expedition by six scientists and technicians.
- Measurements were taken directly from the ocean cavity beneath hundreds of meters of ice.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data files are PDF and HTML formats, which may not be readily machine-readable.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Data collected via instruments lowered through a drill hole in the Amery Ice Shelf.
- Time Range
- Summer of 2003-2004
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 00:24:23.734417; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Amery Ice Shelf in eastern Antarctica