Australian Ocean Data Network provides chlorophyll-a measurements collected during the RV Investigator voyage IN2024_T01 from Fremantle to Hobart between 9 and 20 March 2024. The dataset comprises in vitro fluorometric analyses from underway seawater and conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) collections. These measurements indicate phytoplankton biomass and support studies of marine primary productivity in southern Australian waters.
Use Cases
- Analyze spatial patterns of phytoplankton biomass based on underway sampling along the transit track.
- Study vertical distribution of chlorophyll-a based on discrete sampling depths from CTD collections.
- Model marine primary productivity based on chlorophyll-a as a biomass indicator.
- Investigate biogeochemical cycles in southern Australian waters based on phytoplankton variability.
Strengths
- Data collected during a defined research voyage (IN2024_T01) from 9 to 20 March 2024.
- Measurements obtained from two complementary methods: underway seawater sampling and CTD collections.
- Dataset provides an indicator of phytoplankton biomass for a specific transit in southern Australian waters.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-06-17 00:31:01.751089.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- In vitro fluorometric chlorophyll-a analyses from underway seawater and CTD collections.
- Time Range
- 9 March 2024 to 20 March 2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-17 00:31:01.751089
- Geography
- Southern Australian waters, transit from Fremantle to Hobart