RV Investigator IN2015_V02: Underway Ocean and Atmospheric Measurements

May 15-26, 2015 voyage data collected from the Marine National Facility RV Investigator between Sydney and Brisbane. The dataset includes navigation, thermosalinograph, and atmospheric measurements recorded at 5-second intervals. Data is processed and archived by the CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere Data Centre in Hobart.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean currents and ship tracks based on GPS latitude, longitude, speed, and heading data.
• Analyzing seawater properties and carbon flux based on water salinity, temperature, fluorescence, and pCO2 measurements.
• Studying marine meteorology based on humidity, wind speed/direction, air temperature, pressure, and trace gas data.

Strengths

• Data recorded at high-frequency 5-second intervals for detailed temporal analysis.
• Includes a multi-sensor suite covering navigation, ocean water, and atmospheric parameters.
• Coverage from a specific research voyage (IN2015_V02) from May 15 to 26, 2015.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Continuously recorded underway data from the RV Investigator research vessel.

Time Range

May 15, 2015 to May 26, 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 18:35:16.069144; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Marine route from Sydney to Brisbane, Australia.