Identification

Title

SCICEX Hydrographic Data, 1997 and 1998

Alternative title(s)

106.ARCSS064

Abstract

The Scientific Ice Expeditions (SCICEX) Program was a series of five multidisciplinary scientific cruises that utilized US Navy operational submarines as platforms for sampling the Arctic Ocean. The program's numerous principal investigators worked towards the overarching goal of characterizing the upper layers of the Arctic Ocean as completely as possible. This data set includes hydrographic data obtained during the 1997 and 1998 (third and fourth) SCICEX cruises, aboard the USS Archerfish and the USS Hawkbill, respectively. Water column profile data were collected using a submarine-launched conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) probe. Probe depths were computed based on a known fall rate, temperature (T) and conductivity values were measured by probe sensors, and salinity was computed from these values. Derived variables, including pressure (calculated from depth and latitude), potential temperature, sigma-t (a representation of density), and sigma-theta (sigma-t calculated with potential temperature), are also included. Profile data were generally collected to a depth of 1000 m at 1-m depth intervals, with variable horizontal distance between the profiles. Data were collected between September 3 and October 2, 1997, and between August 1 and September 2, 1998, along extensive transects within the Arctic Ocean.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/106.ARCSS064

protocol: https

name: SCICEX Hydrographic Data, 1997 and 1998 homepage

description: Dataset homepage

Unique resource identifier

code

106.ARCSS064

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Submarine

Keyword set

keyword value

Hydrography

Oceanography

Ship

Arctic

CTD ocean cast

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-179.90670

East bounding longitude

178.27170

North bounding latitude

88.65500

South bounding latitude

72.58000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1997-09-03T00:00:00Z

End position

1998-09-02T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2009-04-29T15:01:34Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Earth and Space Research

full postal address

2101 Fourth Ave. Suite 1310

Seattle

98121

telephone number

(206) 363-7528

email address

rmuench@esr.org

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-07T22:48:27Z

Metadata language

eng; USA