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

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.708221Version (2017-01-27)Dataset Type:Cruise Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Stacy Kim (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories)

Co-Principal Investigator: David G. Ainley (H.T. Harvey & Associates)

Co-Principal Investigator: Grant Ballard (Point Blue Conservation Science)

Co-Principal Investigator: Kendra L. Daly (University of South Florida)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Food web dynamics in an intact ecosystem: the role of top predators in McMurdo Sound (McMurdo Predator Prey)

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Spatial Extent: N:-77.00 E:166.50 S:-78.50 W:163.80
Temporal Extent: 1956-01-01 - 2017-12-31

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.

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Kim, S., Daly, K., Ainley, D., Ballard, G. (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). (Version ) Version Date 2017-01-27 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.708221 [access date]

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