RV Investigator IN2025_V06 Hydrology Data from the Coral Sea Marine Park

Hydrology data from the RV Investigator voyage IN2025_V06, which surveyed the Coral Sea Marine Park between October 10 and November 14, 2025. The processed dataset includes measurements of salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients like phosphate and nitrate from water samples collected at various depths. CSIRO's National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Information and Data Centre in Hobart archives this quality-controlled data.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean nutrient cycles based on phosphate, silicate, nitrate, and ammonium measurements.
• Assessing water column stratification and properties based on salinity and temperature data from CTD deployments.
• Studying dissolved oxygen levels to understand marine ecosystem health in the Coral Sea Marine Park.
• Correlating hydrological parameters with biodiversity assessments mentioned in the voyage's scientific objective.

Strengths

• Data has been processed and quality-controlled, as stated in the description.
• Samples were collected during a specific 36-day research voyage (IN2025_V06) with a clear scientific mission.
• Parameters include a defined set of six key hydrological and nutrient variables.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Investigator, archived at 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 2026-06-04 06:38:01.734900; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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