USCGC Icebreaker 'Polar Star' observational data, 2014 - present (ongoing).

The USCGC Polar Star icebreaker observational data is collected in the Pacific & Southern Oceans. All files contain the following parameters:

  • DDHHMMZ MMM YY: Gives the day, hour, minute and second for the observation in UTC
  • POSN: Gives the position of the ship at the time of the observation
  • CSE: Gives the ship's heading/course
  • SPD: Wind Speed in knots
  • Description: Cloud cover and type
  • Wind: Given in degrees and knots
  • Seas: Given in degrees and feet
  • Swells: Given in degrees and feet
  • Visibility: Given in nautical miles
  • Air Temperature: Given in degrees fahrenheit
  • Sea Water Temperature: Given in degrees fahrenheit
  • Barometric Pressure: Given in in inches of mercury
  • Ice Conditions: Concentration of ice, ice type, and ice thickness given in feet

Recent data is in FM 13-IX ship coded format.

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Data

  • polarstar2014.obs

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  • polarstar2015.obs

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  • polarstar2016.obs

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  • polarstar2017.obs

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Additional Information

Author United States Coast Guard Cutter POLAR STAR
Maintainer Antarctic Meteorological Research and Data Center
Last Updated March 27, 2026, 18:22 (UTC)
Created February 27, 2023, 18:52 (UTC)
Categories Observational data
Citation United States Coast Guard (2023). "USCGC Research Vessel 'Polar Star' observational data, 2014 - present (ongoing)." AMRDC Data Repository, accessed YYYY-MM-DD, https://doi.org/10.48567/9x5v-9j40.
Collection Begin Date 2014-01-01
Collection End Date Ongoing
DOI https://doi.org/10.48567/9x5v-9j40
Format ASCII Text or Text Synoptic Code FM 13-IX Ship format