RV Investigator Hydrology Data from Coral Sea Voyage, Oct-Nov 2025

October 10 to November 14, 2025, hydrology data was collected during the RV Investigator voyage IN2025_V06 in the Coral Sea Marine Park. The dataset contains processed measurements of salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients from water samples at various depths. It is archived by the CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Information and Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic properties based on salinity and temperature data.
• Studying nutrient cycles based on phosphate, silicate, nitrate, and ammonium measurements.
• Assessing deep-sea biodiversity by correlating species data with water chemistry parameters.
• Analyzing dissolved oxygen levels to understand ocean health and hypoxia.

Strengths

• Data is quality-controlled and processed, as stated in the description.
• Covers a specific temporal range from October 10 to November 14, 2025.
• Includes multiple key oceanographic parameters: salinity, dissolved oxygen, and several nutrients.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Coral Sea Marine Park voyage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC).

Collection Method

Samples collected from Niskin bottles at various depths during Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) deployments.

Time Range

October 10, 2025 to November 14, 2025 (AEST).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 09:38:39.377415; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coral Sea Marine Park, departing from and returning to Brisbane, Australia.