Haskell, Tim; Gough, Alexander J; Langhorne, Patricia J; Clavano, Wendy (2021): Drill hole measurements of fast ice and sub-ice platelet layer thickness, and snow depth in McMurdo Sound - November 2009 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.933074
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Abstract:
Sea ice thickness and sub-ice platelet layer thickness under sea ice was measured in regular intervals. Holes were drilled into sea ice at measurement sites about 5 km apart. The thickness was measured using measurement tapes. Snow depth on sea ice was also measured at sites.
Related to:
Haas, Christian; Langhorne, Patricia J; Rack, Wolfgang; Leonard, Greg H; Brett, Gemma Marie; Price, Daniel; Beckers, Justin F (2021): Airborne mapping of the sub-ice platelet layer under fast ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 15(1), 247-264, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-247-2021
Hoppmann, Mario; Richter, Maren E; Smith, Inga J; Jendersie, Stefan; Langhorne, Patricia J; Thomas, David N; Dieckmann, Gerhard S (2020): Platelet ice, the Southern Ocean's hidden ice: a review. Annals of Glaciology, 61(83), 341-368, https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.54
Langhorne, Patricia J; Hughes, Kenneth G; Gough, Alexander J; Smith, Inga J; Williams, Michael J M; Robinson, Natalie J; Stevens, Craig L; Rack, Wolfgang; Price, Daniel; Leonard, Greg H; Mahoney, Andrew R; Haas, Christian; Haskell, Timothy G (2015): Observed platelet ice distributions in Antarctic sea ice: An index for ocean-ice shelf heat flux. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(13), 5442-5451, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL064508
Price, Daniel; Rack, Wolfgang; Haas, Christian; Langhorne, Patricia J; Marsh, Oliver (2013): Sea ice freeboard in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, derived by surface-validated ICESat laser altimeter data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118(7), 3634-3650, https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20266
Rack, Wolfgang; Haas, Christian; Langhorne, Patricia J (2013): Airborne thickness and freeboard measurements over the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica, and implications for ice density. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118(11), 5899-5907, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JC009084
Wongpan, Pat; Vancoppenolle, Martin; Langhorne, Patricia J; Smith, Inga J; Madec, Gurvan; Gough, Alexander J; Mahoney, Andrew R; Haskell, Timothy G (in review): Sub-ice platelet layer in a one-dimensional thermodynamic sea ice model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Funding:
Antarctica New Zealand, grant/award no. PROJ-12807-IPY-UOO: New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and comprised part of New Zealand's contribution to the International Polar Year
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -77.708323 * Median Longitude: 165.874542 * South-bound Latitude: -77.883950 * West-bound Longitude: 164.400000 * North-bound Latitude: -77.566517 * East-bound Longitude: 166.766483
Date/Time Start: 2009-11-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2009-11-18T00:00:00
Event(s):
McMurdo-2009_1 * Latitude: -77.666667 * Longitude: 164.400000 * Date/Time: 2009-11-17T00:00:00 * Location: McMurdo Sound * Method/Device: Ice drill (ICEDRILL)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Brett, Gemma Marie | |||
| 2 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Brett, Gemma Marie | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Brett, Gemma Marie | |||
| 4 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Brett, Gemma Marie | |||
| 5 | Identification | ID | Brett, Gemma Marie | Object | ||
| 6 | Sea ice thickness | EsEs | m | Brett, Gemma Marie | ||
| 7 | Sub-ice platelet-layer thickness | SIPL | m | Brett, Gemma Marie | ||
| 8 | Freeboard | Freeboard | m | Brett, Gemma Marie | ||
| 9 | Snow thickness | Snow thick | m | Brett, Gemma Marie |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
103 data points