Franklin Voyage FR 14/98: Underway Oceanographic and Meteorological Data

New South Wales Coast was surveyed during November 1998 by the research vessel Franklin. The dataset contains processed underway measurements, including navigation, meteorological, and thermosalinograph data, recorded at 5-minute intervals. It is archived by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart.

Use Cases

• Mapping ship track and oceanographic conditions based on GPS navigation data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing sea surface temperature and salinity patterns based on thermosalinograph (TSG) data
• Studying atmospheric conditions over the ocean based on meteorological (MET) data including wind, temperature, and pressure
• Correlating physical oceanographic parameters with location and time based on the 5-minute interval time-series data

Strengths

• Data is processed and archived by a recognized research institution (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre)
• Measurements are recorded at a consistent 5-minute interval, providing a continuous time-series
• Dataset includes multiple complementary data types (navigation, sounder, thermosalinograph, meteorological)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is from a single voyage in 1998, limiting temporal scope

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Collection Method

Collected via underway shipboard instruments during research voyage FR 14/98.

Time Range

November 1998

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:26:28.360132; freshness should be verified

Geography

New South Wales Coast, Australia