Monthly Antarctic Ship Fuel Usage For Station Resupply And Science Voyages

Monthly fuel consumption data for ships servicing Australian Antarctic stations and marine science voyages, measured from fuel tank soundings or meters. The dataset is considered obsolete and was last updated in October 2003. It was collected by the Australian Antarctic Division to monitor environmental pressures from ship operations in the Southern Ocean.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in Marine Gas Oil (MGO) consumption over time for propulsion and power generation.
• Correlating fuel usage metrics with other environmental indicators like monthly mean air temperatures (SOE Indicator 1).
• Estimating historical emissions from Antarctic shipping by modeling based on reported fuel quantities.
• Comparing fuel consumption between different vessel types using main engine and generator set data.
• Assessing the pressure on the Antarctic environment from logistical operations by tracking monthly fuel totals.

Strengths

• Data collection followed a defined monthly reporting frequency.
• Explicitly links fuel consumption to environmental pressure as part of a State of the Environment reporting framework.

Limitations

• Dataset is explicitly marked as obsolete and no longer maintained, limiting current utility.
• Temporal coverage ends in 2003, making the data over two decades old.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Australian Antarctic Division (AU_AADC).

Collection Method

Figures obtained by sounding ship fuel tanks and/or reading fuel usage meters, reported monthly by Voyage Leaders.

Time Range

Monthly data, ending by October 2003.

Freshness

Obsolete; last updated 2003-10-31.

Geography

Southern Ocean, specifically routes to Australian Antarctic stations and marine science voyage areas.