Transit Survey from Brisbane to Tonga by R/V Melville, 1994

A post-cruise report from a 1994 oceanographic transit survey conducted by the R/V Melville of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The survey traveled from Brisbane, Australia, to Tonga during the Westward Expedition Leg 06. The dataset is a legacy product published on data_gov_au via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical oceanographic transit conditions (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying cruise report formats and data collection methods (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Referencing baseline environmental data for the South Pacific (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on data_gov_au via the Australian Ocean Data Network.
• Last updated 2026-06-04 06:12:45.993065.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, R/V Melville

Collection Method

Post-cruise report from a transit survey.

Time Range

1994

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 06:12:45.993065; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Transit from Brisbane, Australia to Tonga, South Pacific.