SCICEX Hydrographic Data, 1997 and 1998 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS064 Summary 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. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS064 * doi:10.5065/D6NZ85SW https://doi.org/10.5065/D6NZ85SW Versions 1.0 Citation Muench, R., Gunn, J., Muench, R. 2009. SCICEX Hydrographic Data, 1997 and 1998. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6NZ85SW Accessed 20 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Language: English ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Arctic * CTD ocean cast * Hydrography * Oceanography * Ship Platforms * Submarine Instruments * Conductivity, Temperature, Depth - CTD GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE Documentation * documentation.txt [4 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AA54E52D7/documentation.txt Related links * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6NZ85SW * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1997-09-03 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1998-09-02 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 88.655 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 72.58 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -179.9067 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 178.2717 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Robin Muench https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/761 Additional contact information * author: Robin Muench https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/761 * author: John T. Gunn https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1116 * originator: Robin Muench https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/761 * principalInvestigator: Robin Muench https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/761 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS064?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS064?format=isotc211