Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 05/94 Underway Data

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

This dataset contains the Underway (UWY) data collected on Southern Surveyor voyage SS 05/94. The voyage took place in waters off the west and east coasts of Tasmania, south-eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales during 18 August - 22 September 1994. This dataset has NOT been processed and is archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise report for this voyage. The standard Underway (=continuously recorded) dataset from a research voyage includes Navigation (NAV), Sounder, Thermosalinograph (TSG) and Meteorological (MET) data. NAV data includes GPS (Global Positioning System) measurements of latitude, longitude, ship's direction and speed. MET data includes atmospheric temperature, humidity and pressure, wind speed and direction, and incident radiation intensity. Data are recorded at or averaged over 1 minute intervals.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 05/94 Underway Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/1a1845ac-2698-4a11-ba04-b24a61d36379
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 18/08/1994 - 22/09/1994
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        144.0,
        -43.0
      ],
      [
        150.2,
        -43.0
      ],
      [
        150.2,
        -36.0
      ],
      [
        144.0,
        -36.0
      ],
      [
        144.0,
        -43.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 05/94 Underway Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/southern-surveyor-voyage-ss-05-94-underway-data1