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    • Ross Sea oceanographic data, 1983-1987 : USCGC Glacier, January-February 1983; USCGC Polar Sea, January-February 1984; USCGC Polar Star, February 1985; USCGC Polar Sea, February 1987 (NCEI Accession 8900108)

    Metadata Updated: January 1, 2026

    Temperature profile and chemical data were collected using CTD casts from USCGC POLAR SEA and other platforms in the Ross Sea from 19 December 1976 to 06 February 1985. Data were submitted by the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory with support from the Deep Freeze project.

    Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard High-Resolution CTD/STD (F022) format.

    The F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments.

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    Metadata Date 2024-08-22T16:42:14Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), February 13, 2023 (revision), 1989 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2024-08-22T16:42:14Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), February 13, 2023 (revision), 1989 (creation)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:8900108
    Access Constraints Cite as: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (2002). Ross Sea oceanographic data, 1983-1987 : USCGC Glacier, January-February 1983; USCGC Polar Sea, January-February 1984; USCGC Polar Star, February 1985; USCGC Polar Sea, February 1987 (NCEI Accession 8900108). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8900108. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat 65.89
    Bbox South Lat -78.48
    Bbox West Long 141.46
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Temporal Extent Begin 1976-12-19
    Temporal Extent End 1985-02-06

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