Dataset landingpage: MarineBasis Zackenberg - Sea ice conditions - Sea ice breakup

This is the landing page for a dataset in the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) database. This page embeds schema.org metadata as JSON-LD, describing the dataset in machine readable and interoperable format.

Dataset specification

  • Title: MarineBasis Zackenberg - Sea ice conditions - Sea ice breakup
  • Description: The first date of ice free conditions in outer Young Sound. Based on satellite images and local cameras Sea ice conditions:Sea ice conditions MarineBasis Zackenberg:The MarineBasis programme collects physical, chemical and biological data from the Greenland coastal zone. Work is focused around three fjord systems, all influenced by glaciers connected to the Greenland Ice Sheet.
  • DOI: 10.17897/SM1Q-6A72 - https://doi.org/10.17897/SM1Q-6A72
  • Location/site: Young Sound - -20.57, 74.47 (lon-lat wgs84)
  • Date span of the dataset: 2002 - 2020

Data originator, license and how to download the dataset

The dataset is a product of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring program (GEM): https://grid.ac/institutes/grid.507580.f. It is free and open data, licensed with terms of use under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ When downloading you will automatically get a terms of use document, describing how to cite the data and other important information.

Download the dataset via this link (registration needed): http://data.g-e-m.dk/log-in/data-tables?doi=10.17897/SM1Q-6A72

Variables measured / columns in dataset

ID Name Unit Data Type Description
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/SM1Q-6A72&column=Station Station Text Text Station name
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/SM1Q-6A72&column=Year Year Number Number Year
http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/SM1Q-6A72&column=Start+open+water Start open water YYYY-MM-DD Date The first date of ice free conditions in outer Young Sound. Based on satellite images and local cameras