Franklin Voyage Underway Data From New South Wales Coast

Processed underway data from the Franklin voyage FR 14/98 includes navigation, meteorological, and thermosalinograph measurements. The voyage occurred along the New South Wales Coast during November 1998. The Australian Ocean Data Network archives this processed dataset within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Analyze sea surface temperature and salinity gradients from TSG data along the ship track.
• Correlate wind speed and direction from MET data with observed sea state conditions.
• Map the voyage path and calculate ship speed using GPS latitude and longitude from NAV data.
• Study atmospheric conditions via MET data fields like air temperature, humidity, and pressure.
• Calibrate remote sensing instruments using in-situ TSG and meteorological measurements.

Strengths

• Data recorded at 5-minute intervals provides high temporal resolution.
• Includes multiple data streams: NAV, MET, Sounder, and TSG for integrated analysis.
• Processed and archived by a recognized research organization (CSIRO).

Limitations

• Dataset size and total row count are unknown.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single month (November 1998).
• Specific column names and data formats within HTML/WMS files are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre.

Collection Method

Continuously recorded (underway) shipboard measurements averaged over 5-minute intervals.

Time Range

November 1998.

Freshness

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Geography

New South Wales Coast, Australia.