MISO - Real-time aerosol chemistry measurements (ToF-ACSM) from the RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V01 presents the composition of non-refractory aerosols, including nitrate, ammonium, sulfate, organics, chloride, and sea salt. The voyage took place from 2 January to 5 March 2024 (AEST) in the Southern Ocean, departing Hobart and returning to Fremantle. The dataset was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Analyze aerosol composition trends based on real-time measurements of nitrate, ammonium, sulfate, organics, chloride, and sea salt.
- Model ocean-atmosphere interactions based on aerosol species data collected in the Southern Ocean.
- Study aerosol-cloud interactions and climate dynamics based on high-resolution aerosol chemistry measurements.
- Investigate biogeochemical cycles based on aerosol composition data from a multidisciplinary ocean voyage.
Strengths
- Provides high-resolution, real-time measurements of aerosol species.
- Data covers a specific voyage from 2 January to 5 March 2024.
- Focuses on the Southern Ocean, a critical region for climate studies.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- File formats are PNG and HTML, suggesting visual or summary outputs rather than raw data tables.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Measured using a Time-of-Flight Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ToF-ACSM) during the RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V01.
- Time Range
- 2 January to 5 March 2024 (AEST)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-18 17:51:32.157829; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southern Ocean, voyage from Hobart to Fremantle.