Aurora Australis 1993 Underway Oceanographic Voyage Data

Aurora Australis Voyage 7 (KROCK) 1992-93 Underway Data contains marine science observations logged during a manned voyage from January to March 1993. The voyage route was from Hobart to Davis, Mawson, and Casey stations in Antarctica and back to Hobart. Data was collected by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC) and includes DLS and NoQalms data types.

Use Cases

• Analyze DLS sensor data trends along the Hobart-to-Antarctica transit route.
• Map the NoQalms data types against the specific voyage track between 60°E and 83°E longitude.
• Correlate underway observations with the voyage's temporal phase from 15 January to 7 February 1993.
• Study marine conditions across the transects north of the Antarctic coastline documented in the voyage plot.

Strengths

• Data covers a complete manned science voyage over approximately three months in 1993.
• Includes a specific plotted track section for transects between 60°E and 83°E longitude.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and data volume are unknown.
• Data is from a single voyage, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability.
• The dataset is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in March 1993.

Provenance

Source

Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC).

Collection Method

Underway data logged from shipboard sensors during a manned marine science voyage.

Time Range

January 1993 to March 1993, with a specific plotted section from 15 January to 7 February 1993.

Freshness

1993-03-09

Geography

Southern Ocean, route from Hobart (Australia) to Davis, Mawson, and Casey stations (Antarctica) and return.