From Australian Oceans Data Network
JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

Aurora Australis Voyage 5 2001-2002 Underway Data

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

This dataset contains the underway data collected during the Aurora Australis Voyage 5 2001-02. This voyage visited Casey, Prydz Bay and Mawson prior to returning to Hobart. Underway (meteorological, fluorometer, thermosalinograph and bathymetric) data are available online via the Australian Antarctic Division Data Centre web page (or via the Related URL section). For further information, see the Marine Science Support Data Quality Report at the Related URL section. During the course of the voyage, several illegal fishing vessels were encountered, as well as a Greenpeace vessel and ships of the Japanese whaling fleet. The Aurora Australis was also required to free the Polar Bird from sea ice in Prydz Bay.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Aurora Australis Voyage 5 2001-2002 Underway Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/50273e0f-16da-4172-93d5-e2c6893784a6
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 16/12/2001 - 24/01/2002
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        60.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        150.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        150.0,
        -40.0
      ],
      [
        60.0,
        -40.0
      ],
      [
        60.0,
        -70.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Aurora Australis Voyage 5 2001-2002 Underway Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/aurora-australis-voyage-5-2001-2002-underway-data1