Franklin Voyage FR 04/97: Coral Sea Hydrology Measurements

Processed hydrology data from the TROPICS97 cruise 1, collected by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre. The voyage occurred in the Coral Sea, Gulf of Papua, Solomon and Bismarck Seas from 8-23 May 1997. Data likely contains measurements from water samples, including temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical water column profiles based on CTD cast depths mentioned in the description
• Study nutrient distributions (phosphate, nitrate, silicate, nitrite) in the Coral Sea region
• Model oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of Papua and Bismarck Seas for the May 1997 period
• Calibrate satellite-derived sea surface salinity data with in-situ salinity measurements

Strengths

• Data is processed and archived by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre, a known research institution
• Voyage has a specific temporal coverage from 8-23 May 1997
• Description lists specific measured parameters: temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, silicate, and nitrite

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to the single cruise in May 1997

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au, originally from CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre

Collection Method

Data likely obtained from water samples collected in Niskin bottles at various depths during CTD casts

Time Range

8-23 May 1997

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 18:44:54.973321; freshness should be verified

Geography

Coral Sea, Gulf of Papua, Solomon and Bismarck Seas