Vema Cruise 33 Observer's Report from the Southeast Indian Ridge, 1975

The southeast Indian Ridge is the geographic focus of this dataset. It is an observer's report from Vema cruise 33, leg 1, conducted from 17 November to 17 December 1975. The data is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in the platform's system on 2026-06-27.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical marine expedition narratives for geological features (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying the operational context of oceanographic data collection in the 1970s (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Correlating observer notes with other geophysical data from the same cruise (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the official Australian Ocean Data Network (data_gov_au) platform.
• Provides a specific temporal range (17 November to 17 December 1975).
• Last updated in the platform's system on 2026-06-27 18:21:00.109262.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unknown.
• The raw description states 'Legacy product - no abstract available', indicating limited documentation.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely contains narrative logs and observations from a research cruise.

Time Range

17 November to 17 December 1975

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 18:21:00.109262; freshness should be verified

Geography

Southeast Indian Ridge