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SBI AWS02-I CTD Data collected from the Polar Star in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (NCEI Accession 0001290)

Metadata Updated: February 1, 2025

The field phase of the Shelf-Basin Interactions Experiment (SBI) began in 2002 with a series of three cruises to the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. SBI is a multi-institutional program investigating how the western Arctic shelves communicate with the interior of the Canada Basin, from a coupled physical/biochemical perspective. The physical oceanographic (PO) component of SBI was carried out on the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star, from mid-July to mid-August. The primary aim of the PO component is to identify and understand the water masses and mechanisms by which shelf waters ventilate the western Arctic halocline.

The major goals of the 2002 Arctic West Summer cruise (AWS02) were to (1) deploy a system of moorings that will measure the outflow from the Chukchi shelf (the UW/UAF component); (2) deploy a high-resolution moored array across the Beaufort slope, downstream of the outflows, to determine how these waters are fluxed into the interior (the WHOI component); and (3) conduct a hydrographic survey encompassing locations along the Chukchi and Beaufort shelf edge. The cruise was a resounding success on all accounts.

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Metadata Date 2024-05-13T13:11:15Z
Metadata Created Date June 25, 2021
Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) January 5, 2004 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2024-05-13T13:11:15Z
Metadata Created Date June 25, 2021
Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) January 5, 2004 (publication)
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Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0001290
Access Constraints Cite as: Grebmeier, Jacqueline M.; University of Tennessee (2004). SBI AWS02-I CTD Data collected from the Polar Star in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (NCEI Accession 0001290). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001290. 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 South Lat 60
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Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
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Temporal Extent Begin 2002-07-15
Temporal Extent End 2002-08-13

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