Boundaries of the Southern Ocean fronts
Data and Resources
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 21, 2020, 10:07 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:23 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | oceans |
| Temporal Extent Start | 1995-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2002-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2002 |
| Lineage | The dataset is a compilation of data from various sources. Original data for the Polar and the Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front come from the British Antarctic Survey data portal (ftp://ftp.nerc-bas.ac.uk/seth/moore99pf_pc.txt and ftp://ftp.nerc-bas.ac.uk/seth/saccf_orsiandthorpe_pc.txt). The original text files were saved as csv and then imported in QGIS and saved as shape files. In order to create a line from the point, we used the point 2 one plugin and it was necessary to add two fields to the attribute table. The line obtained from the polar front points needed a further smoothing and the v.generalised tool of GRASS was applied. Snake was the method that performed best (2 was the parameter used for the snake). The other two fronts were obtained from Orsi et al (1995) https://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/AADC_southern_ocean_fronts.html |
| West Longitude | -179.999 |
| South Latitude | -70.459 |
| East Longitude | 179.999 |
| North Latitude | -30.4 |
| Spatial Reference System | WGS84 |
| Responsible Organisation Name | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Contact Mail Address | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Responsible Party Role | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Access Limitations | Open access |
| Use Constraints | Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply |
| Resource Reference | Cite data source as: Orsi, A. H., T. Whitworth III and W. D. Nowlin, Jr. (1995). On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Deep-Sea Research I, 42, 641-673.; Thorpe, S.E., Heywood, K.J., Brandon, M.A. & Stevens, D.P. (2002) Variability of the southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current front north of South Georgia. Journal of Marine Systems, 37: 87--105.; Moore, J.K., Abbott, M.R., Richman, J.G (1999) Location and dynamics of the Antarctic Polar Front from satellite sea surface temperature data. J. Geophys. Res., 104(C2), 3059--3073 |
| Data Format | csv, shape |
| Update Frequency | unknown |
| Accuracy | unknown |
| Resource Type | Dataset |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2017-10-18 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-BAS-428 |