Franklin Voyage Coral Sea Hydrology Measurements from May 1997

Comprising processed hydrology data from the Franklin voyage FR 04/97, which took place in the Coral Sea, Gulf of Papua, Solomon and Bismarck Seas from 8-23 May 1997. It includes measurements from water samples collected at various depths, with parameters such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, silicate, and nitrite.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature and salinity across the Coral Sea and Bismarck Seas to study water column stratification.
• Investigate relationships between nutrient concentrations (phosphate, nitrate, silicate, nitrite) and dissolved oxygen levels in the Gulf of Papua.
• Map the spatial distribution of silicate and nitrate measurements collected during the May 1997 voyage to identify biogeochemical provinces.

Strengths

• Data is processed and archived by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre, a recognized authority.
• Provides multi-parameter measurements including temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and multiple nutrients.
• Covers a specific two-week research voyage (8-23 May 1997) with defined geographic scope.

Limitations

• The dataset size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Data is from a single, short-duration voyage in 1997, offering only a temporal snapshot.
• Available file formats (HTML, WMS) are not ideal for direct quantitative analysis compared to structured formats like CSV.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue

Collection Method

Data obtained from water samples collected in Niskin bottles at various depths during CTD casts on the research vessel Franklin.

Time Range

8-23 May 1997

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data is from 1997.

Geography

Coral Sea, Gulf of Papua, Solomon Sea, Bismarck Sea