Aurora Australis Underway Oceanographic Data from 1992-93 Voyages

Aurora Australis Voyages 9 and 9.1 (WOES and WORSE) 1992-93 Underway Data contains meteorological, bathymetric, fluorometer, and thermosalinograph measurements collected during dedicated marine science expeditions. The dataset includes CTD data from the WOCE SR3 line. The Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC) published this data, which was last updated in May 1993.

Use Cases

• Correlating thermosalinograph data with meteorological measurements to study air-sea interactions.
• Mapping seafloor bathymetry along the ship's track for geological analysis.
• Analyzing fluorometer readings to investigate spatial patterns in phytoplankton biomass.
• Using CTD data from the WOCE SR3 line to validate ocean circulation models.

Strengths

• Data from two dedicated marine science voyages (WOES and WORSE).
• Includes multiple concurrent data types: meteorological, bathymetric, fluorometer, and thermosalinograph.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and column details are unknown.
• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1993.

Provenance

Source

Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC).

Collection Method

Underway data collected from instruments aboard the RV Aurora Australis during Voyages 9 and 9.1.

Time Range

1992-1993.

Freshness

1993-05-10

Geography

Southern Ocean, specifically along the WOCE SR3 line and the voyages' tracks.