RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_C01: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Data

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data collected during the RV Investigator's 2015 voyage titled 'Great Australian Bight deep water geological and benthic ecology program'. The vessel departed Hobart on 25 October 2015 and arrived in Port Lincoln on 28 November 2015, with data also collected during a 3-day mobilization period. This dataset was processed and archived by the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre in Hobart.

Use Cases

• Modeling deep-water current patterns in the Great Australian Bight based on acoustic profiling data.
• Analyzing temporal changes in ocean currents during a multi-week research voyage.
• Correlating benthic ecology observations with concurrent physical oceanographic conditions.
• Calibrating and validating regional ocean circulation models with in-situ ADCP measurements.

Strengths

• Data collection spans a defined voyage period from 25 October to 28 November 2015.
• Includes data from a 3-day pre-voyage mobilization and testing phase.
• Processed and archived by the authoritative CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre.

Collection Method

Collected via Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) onboard the RV Investigator research vessel.

Time Range

October to November 2015, including a 3-day mobilization period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:54:54.749122; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Australian Bight, from Hobart to Port Lincoln.