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Marine gravity data in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica), 1987/1989/1992/1995 (projects ANT-VI/3, ANT-VIII/5, ANT-X/2, ANT-XII/2)

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The aim of the marine gravity surveys in the Weddel Sea are: a) to develop a model on the break-up of this part of Gondwana, b) to map the ocean-continent boundary c) to develop an idea about the evolution of the area since the break-up of Gondwana.

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Sample rate was 10 s, corresponding to 25 m to 150 m depending on ship's speed. Since the data have been collected over a long period of time, they are in various stages of processing.

The following instrument was used: KSS 31/25 sea gravity meter. The geographical coverage is as follows: For ANT-VI/3, ANT-VIII/5, ANT-X/2: about 20000 km of gravity data have been collected in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. These data cover the entire region from shelf to deep sea.

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Provenance · 1 source records, 12 field assertions
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NASA Earthdata CMRC1214585801-SCIOPS15 d agoJSON v1
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access_levelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:gravimeterssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/marine-geophysics/marine-gravity-fieldsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/solid-earth/gravity-gravitational-field/crustal-motionsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/solid-earth/gravity-gravitational-field/crustal-motion/ocean-crust-deformationsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/solid-earth/gravity-gravitational-field/gravitational-fieldsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:shipssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
descriptionsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/Abstract
spatialsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/SpatialExtent
temporalsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/TemporalExtents
titlesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/EntryTitle
version_labelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0