Underway data originates from the 1996-97 WASTE voyage of the Aurora Australis research vessel. The dataset contains marine science cruise measurements collected along the WOCE SR3 line from Hobart to the Antarctic ice edge. Principal Investigator Dr. Steve Rintoul at CSIRO holds the oceanographic data.
Use Cases
- Analyzing underway sensor time-series data to map oceanographic properties along the cruise track.
- Correlating CTD cast data with continuous underway measurements for water column studies.
- Using the WOCE SR3 line data to validate or calibrate regional ocean circulation models.
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated manned marine science cruise.
- Includes complementary CTD data obtained along a defined WOCE transect line.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column names, and measurement variables are unknown.
- Data is over 25 years old, limiting analysis of recent oceanographic changes.
Provenance
- Source
- Principal Investigator Dr. Steve Rintoul at CSIRO.
- Collection Method
- Collected via underway sensors and CTD casts from the RV Aurora Australis.
- Time Range
- 1996-1997.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Southern Ocean, along the WOCE SR3 line from Hobart to the Antarctic ice edge.