Coastal Mooring Instrument Array: CTD, PAR, and Currents at Cape Evans, 2021-2022

This metadata record represents environmental data at Cape Evans. Conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and currents were measured at ~20-meter depth for 12 months to characterise variability in the nearshore habitat. These instruments form part of the Antarctic Nearshore and Terrestrial Observation Systems (ANTOS).

The combined analyses of coastal currents and sea ice conditions with genetic and trophic data were used to understand the influence of key drivers on the interconnectedness of existing Ross Sea populations, and on the resilience of key benthic species to environmental change.

The data will be made available at the ANTOS website: https://antosdb.org

Mooring Coordinates: Cape Evans (-77.63491667, 166.41405)

GET DATA: vonda.cummings@niwa.co.nz