International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958: Drifting Station Alpha Documentary Film, Version 1
Data set id:
G02184
DOI: 10.7265/N5MK69TW
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Overview
This film documents the activities that occurred on Drifting Station Alpha in the Arctic Ocean during the International Geophysical Year, 1957 to 1958. The film is narrated by project leader, Norbert Untersteiner, and chronicles the life of the team as they built their camp and set up experiments. Station Alpha drifted in an area of the Arctic ocean located 500 km north of Barrow, Alaska USA from April 1957 to November 1958; the film covers this entire time period. The file is available for download in .mp4 format via FTP.
Parameter(s):
SEA ICE MOTION
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
MPEG
Temporal Coverage:
1 April 1957 to 30 November 1958
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
87
S:
80
E:
180
W:
110
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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