da22cf61-42db-44f8-b889-72133873c7fd English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2020-12-14 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Monitoring of Icebergs in Antarctic Waters During the 24th Indian Antarctica Expedition. 2020-10-05 Creation Document digital During Indian Antarctic Expeditions, monitoring of iceberg is an important programme of GSI since very beginning. These icebergs originate from the ice shelf, formed during the last glacial maxima. Iceberg monitoring in the Antarctic Waters during onward voyage of XXIV Indian Antarctica Expedition has revealed concentration of icebergs in two well-defined zones separated by an iceberg free zone. Distribution pattern and the analyses of size, shape parameters of these icebergs have shown that the majority of large size (> 500 m) tabular icebergs are concentrated in the area close to the Antarctic shelf line whereas the non-tabular such as pinnacled, domed, wedge shaped and other types disintegrating icebergs (of <500 M class) are mostly concentrated in the area away from the shelf. The Antarctic water and Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica are marked by the presence of varieties of icebergs with characteristic features. These are formed by calving of ice blocks from ice shelves or glacier tongue floating into Antarctic Waters. In the route of Indian Antarctic Expedition, the icebergs are mainly formed from the ice shelf. The icebergs are carried away from the place of their origin by the prevailing ocean currents of Southern Ocean. Monitoring of icebergs has been a continuous programme of Geological Survey of India (GSI). Completed Dr. Rajesh Asthana National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Cryosphere Theme Maitri Antarctic Place Monitoring of Icebergs in Antarctic Waters During the 24th Indian Antarctica Expedition Project English 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 2004-01-01 2005-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://npdc.ncpor.res.in/npdc/search_mf_data.action?search=freeText&expedition_type=all&parameter=MF-1420230131&userType=user&freeTextValue=Monitoring+of+Icebergs+in+Antarctic+Waters+During+the+24th+Indian+Antarctica+Expedition.