Franklin Voyage Underway Marine Data from New South Wales Coast

FR 14/98 voyage data contains processed, continuously recorded measurements from November 1998. The dataset includes navigation, meteorological, and thermosalinograph readings averaged over 5-minute intervals, archived by CSIRO.

Use Cases

• Analyze GPS latitude and longitude tracks with ship's speed and direction to map the voyage path.
• Correlate thermosalinograph (TSG) readings with atmospheric temperature and humidity data for ocean-atmosphere interaction studies.
• Model wind speed and direction patterns using meteorological data recorded at 5-minute intervals.
• Use incident radiation intensity measurements with other meteorological variables for surface energy budget analysis.

Strengths

• Data is processed and archived by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre.
• Includes four standard underway data types: Navigation, Sounder, Thermosalinograph, and Meteorological.
• Measurements are recorded or averaged at a consistent 5-minute interval.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical power assessment.
• Data is from a single voyage in November 1998, offering a narrow temporal snapshot.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the New South Wales Coast during that voyage.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue

Collection Method

Continuously recorded (underway) data from research voyage FR 14/98, processed and archived.

Time Range

November 1998

Freshness

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Geography

New South Wales Coast, Australia