Soela Voyage SO 1/84: Hydrology of the North West Shelf

Soela voyage SO 1/84 collected hydrology data from the North West Shelf between 25 January and 25 February 1984. The processed dataset likely contains measurements from water samples, including temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients like phosphate and nitrate. It is archived by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Analyzing nutrient gradients (phosphate, nitrate, silicate) to study marine productivity.
• Examining temperature and salinity profiles to understand water mass structure.
• Investigating dissolved oxygen levels for baseline ocean health assessment.
• Calibrating regional oceanographic models with historical in-situ data.

Strengths

• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a defined research voyage (25 Jan - 25 Feb 1984).
• Contains multiple core oceanographic parameters measured from physical water samples.
• Processed and archived by a recognized research institution (CSIRO).

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing, including row count, column names, file size, and license information.
• Documentation is referenced but not directly available with the dataset listing.
• The data is historical and may not reflect current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Water samples collected in Niskin bottles at various depths during the Soela research voyage.

Time Range

25 January 1984 to 25 February 1984

Freshness

Last updated on data.gov.au: 2026-06-05 07:35:35.261643

Geography

North West Shelf region