Tangaroa Voyage 5.1 carried out marine science studies off the Antarctic coast between the Dibble ice tongue and Ninnis glacier in 1999-2000. Underway data were collected during this voyage, departing from and returning to Wellington, NZ. The dataset is provided by NIWA and can be accessed via the Australian Antarctic Division Data Centre.
Use Cases
- Model Antarctic coastal oceanographic conditions based on underway measurements
- Analyze temporal patterns of marine variables during a specific voyage
- Validate satellite or model data with in-situ observations from the Antarctic coast
- Study the marine environment between specific glacial features like the Dibble ice tongue and Ninnis glacier
Strengths
- Data is tied to a specific scientific voyage with a clear mission and geography
- Provided by a recognized institution (NIWA) and hosted by an authoritative data centre (Australian Antarctic Division)
- Temporal coverage is precisely defined as the 1999-2000 voyage period
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last updated 2000-03-24 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- NIWA (PO Box 14-901, Kilburnie, Wellington, New Zealand)
- Collection Method
- Underway data collected during the Tangaroa Voyage 5.1
- Time Range
- 1999-2000
- Geography
- Antarctic coast between the Dibble ice tongue and Ninnis glacier, departing from and returning to Wellington, NZ