Southern Ocean Fronts
Data and Resources
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 21, 2020, 10:04 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:21 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | oceans |
| Temporal Extent Start | 1994-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 1994-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2001 |
| Lineage | This information is gathered from the paper by Alejandro H. Orsi, Thomas Whitworth III, and Worth D. Nowlin Jr (1995) On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current., Deep-Sea Research, 42, 5, 641-673.This is a line dataset stored as shape file. The fronts were derived as part of the analysis done in the lead up to the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE). The fields in this dataset are: Subtropical front, Subantarctic front, Polar front, Southern Antarctic circumpolar current front (loop 1 and 2), Antarctic circumpolar current, Boundary (southern boundary of the ACC), longitude and latitude. |
| West Longitude | -179.999 |
| South Latitude | -70.459 |
| East Longitude | 179.999 |
| North Latitude | -30.4 |
| Spatial Reference System | UTM 21S 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 | Please acknowledge data source as: Alejandro H. Orsi, Thomas Whitworth III, and Worth D. Nowlin Jr (1995)On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current., Deep-Sea Research, 42, 5, 641-673 |
| Data Format | shape |
| Update Frequency | unknown |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| Resource Type | Dataset |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2015-12-01 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-CAASM-242 |
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