RV Investigator Voyage IN2023_V06 Carthe Drifter Data

Created 24/01/2026

Updated 24/01/2026

This record describes the Carthe Drifter data from the Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Investigator voyage IN2023_V06, titled "Understanding Eddy Interactions and Their Impacts in the East Australian Current System." The voyage took place between October 9, 2023 and November 2, 2023 (AEST), departing from Sydney and returning to Sydney. Four carthe drifters were deployed near the Solitary and Richmond Canyons to characterise near-surface circulation associated with the East Australian Current. Drifter trajectories captured the strength and variability of surface flow and cross-shelf transport, providing Lagrangian observations of EAC-driven circulation and its influence on shelf–slope exchange.

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Field Value
Title RV Investigator Voyage IN2023_V06 Carthe Drifter Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/3409dcaa-1fe7-4d18-b16c-d2a70f5a5536
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 22/01/2026
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "RV Investigator Voyage IN2023_V06 Carthe Drifter Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/rv-investigator-voyage-in2023_v06-carthe-drifter-data