Parent metadata record for all metadata created from the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2012-2013 season - Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment

More than 50 scientists from eight countries conducted the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment 2012 (SIPEX-2). The 2012 voyage built on information and observations collected in 2007, by re-visiting the study area at about 100-120 degrees East. This was the culmination of years of preparation for the Australian Antarctic Division and, more specifically, the ACE CRC sea-ice group who lead this international, multi-disciplinary, sea ice voyage to East Antarctica.
Work began at the sea-ice edge and penetrated the pack ice towards the coastal land-fast ice. The purpose of SIPEX-2 was to investigate relationships between the physical sea-ice environment, marine biogeochemistry and the structure of Southern Ocean ecosystems. While the scientists and crew did not set foot on Antarctic terra firma, a number of multi-day research stations were set up on suitable sea ice floes, and a range of novel and state-of-the-art instruments were used. These included:
A Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to observe and film (with an on-board video camera) krill, and to quantify the distribution and amount of sea ice algae associated with  ice floes.
An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to study the three-dimensional under-ice topography of ice floes.
Helicopter-borne instruments to measure snow and ice thickness, floe size and sea ice type. Instruments included a scanning laser altimeter, infrared radiometer, microwave radiometer, camera and GPS.
Sea ice accelerometer buoys to measure sea ice wave interaction and its effect on floe-size distribution.
Customised pumping systems and light-traps to catch krill from below the ice and on the sea floor.
Available at the provided URL in this record, is a link to a file containing the locations of all ice stations from this voyage.

Tags: ACE/CRC, ACOUSTIC SOUNDERS, AMD, AMD/AU, AUVS > Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, BUOYS, CEOS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA, CORING DEVICES, EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC OZONE, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS > EUPHA, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MICROALGAE, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > PLANKTON > PHYTOPLANKTON, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > PHYTOPLANKTON, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEFORMATION, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE EDGES, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE EXTENT, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE FLOES, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE TYPES, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICEBERGS, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > LEADS, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > PACK ICE, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > POLYNYAS, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SALINITY, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE AGE, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE ELEVATION, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE MOTION, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SNOW DEPTH, EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ALBEDO, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE DEFORMATION, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE EDGES, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE EXTENT, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE FLOES, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE TYPES, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICEBERGS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > LEADS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > PACK ICE, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > POLYNYAS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SALINITY, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE AGE, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE ELEVATION, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE MOTION, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SNOW DEPTH, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SNOW MELT, EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE, GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR, HELICOPTER, ICE STATIONS, OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN, R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis, ROV > Remotely Operated Vehicles, SALINOMETERS, SIPEX, SIPEX II, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, TRAWL, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network