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Icebreaker dates and ice edge distance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from austral years 1956/1957 to 2014/2015 (McMurdo Predator Prey project) (NCEI Accession 0277245)

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This dataset contains physical data collected at McMurdo Station during deployment McMurdo_IceBreakers_1957-2015 in the South Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean from 1956-01-01 to 2017-12-31. These data include measure of ice extent. These data were collected by Dr David G. Ainley of H.T. Harvey & Associates, Dr Stacy Kim of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Dr Grant Ballard of Point Blue Conservation Science, and Dr Kendra L. Daly of University of South Florida as part of the "Food web dynamics in an intact ecosystem: the role of top predators in McMurdo Sound (McMurdo Predator Prey)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2023-01-23.

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Icebreaker dates and ice edge distance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Dataset Description:
This dataset contains dates of icebreaker start and arrival at McMurdo Station in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica between austral years 1956/1957 and 2014/2015. It also includes the distance between the fast ice edge and McMurdo Station on the date of ship arrival at the fast ice edge.
  • Cite as: Kim, Stacy; Daly, Kendra L.; Ainley, David G.; Ballard, Grant (2023). Icebreaker dates and ice edge distance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from austral years 1956/1957 to 2014/2015 (McMurdo Predator Prey project) (NCEI Accession 0277245). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277245. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1956-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 166.469
East: 166.469
South: -77.854
North: -77.854
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  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Kim, Stacy, Daly, Kendra, Ainley, David and Ballard, Grant (2017) Icebreaker dates and ice edge distance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from austral years 1956/1957 to 2014/2015 (McMurdo Predator Prey project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Dataset version 2017-01-27. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.708221
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-03-30
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
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Acquisition Description:
Data were acquired from scientist and icebreaker logbooks and contractor records (DACSUSAP2012-13, pers. comm. P. McGillivary USCG, see link below). See deployment: McMurdo_IceBreakers_1957-2015 for a list of icebreakers used.

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Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Kim, Stacy; Daly, Kendra L.; Ainley, David G.; Ballard, Grant (2023). Icebreaker dates and ice edge distance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from austral years 1956/1957 to 2014/2015 (McMurdo Predator Prey project) (NCEI Accession 0277245). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277245. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters BODC Parameter Usage Vocabulary Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords MEDATLAS Parameter Usage Vocabulary Originator Parameter Names
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords BCO-DMO Platform Names Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
Project keywords BCO-DMO Standard Projects Provider Deployment IDs Provider Funding Award Information
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
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  • Cite as: Kim, Stacy; Daly, Kendra L.; Ainley, David G.; Ballard, Grant (2023). Icebreaker dates and ice edge distance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from austral years 1956/1957 to 2014/2015 (McMurdo Predator Prey project) (NCEI Accession 0277245). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277245. Accessed [date].
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  • 2023-03-30T14:43:31Z - NCEI Accession 0277245 v1.1 was published.
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Last Modified: 2024-06-26T18:45:28Z
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