Southern Surveyor SS2011_V02 Underway Oceanographic Data

Southern Surveyor voyage SS2011_V02 collected Underway data east of Australia from May 14 to June 5, 2011. The dataset includes processed Navigation, Thermosalinograph, Meteorological, and IMOS sensor data recorded at 5-second intervals. It was archived by the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart.

Use Cases

• Mapping ship track and ocean currents based on GPS navigation data
• Analyzing sea surface temperature and salinity patterns based on Thermosalinograph (TSG) data
• Studying atmospheric conditions and wind patterns based on Meteorological (MET) data
• Calibrating satellite ocean color data based on radiometer and pyranometer measurements

Strengths

• High temporal resolution with data recorded at 5-second intervals
• Multi-instrument dataset combining navigation, oceanographic, and meteorological sensors
• Includes data from the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) sensors

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last updated 2026-06-04 07:06:43.822911; freshness should be verified

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Continuously recorded (Underway) sensor data from a research vessel voyage.

Time Range

May 14, 2011 to June 5, 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:06:43.822911

Geography

East of Australia, along 30ºS to 170W