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

Scripps Institution of Oceanography conducted a transit survey from Brisbane to Tonga aboard the R/V Melville during the Westward Expedition Leg 06 in 1994. The dataset is a post-cruise report published on data_gov_au and aggregated by Geoscience Australia Data. The report's specific data content and format are not detailed in the available metadata.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical oceanographic conditions along a Pacific transit route (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying the methodology and findings of a specific research cruise (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Referencing cruise logistics and data collection for meta-research (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on data_gov_au, a government open data platform.
• Associated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a leading research institution.
• Aggregated and made available by Geoscience Australia Data.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, R/V Melville

Collection Method

Marine survey conducted during a research expedition transit.

Time Range

1994

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:32:12.427713; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Transit from Brisbane, Australia to Tonga in the Pacific Ocean.