Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise 1992/93 V7 (KROCK)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

This dataset contains CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) data obtained from the Krill and Rock (KROCK) 92/93 cruise of the Aurora Australis, during Jan - Mar 1993. 62 CTD casts were taken in the Prydz Bay region, as a supplement to the krill and geology research program. Casts were made about 200 m except for one off the shelf. This dataset is a subset of the whole cruise data. The fields in this dataset are: Pressure Temperature Sigma-T Salinity Geopotential Anomaly Specific volume Anomaly samples deviation conduction

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Title Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise 1992/93 V7 (KROCK)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/cf969539-e669-4b63-b261-4fa0ebd52a3a
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 24/01/1993 - 26/02/1993
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise 1992/93 V7 (KROCK)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/aurora-australis-southern-ocean-oceanographic-ctd-data-cruise-1992-93-v7-krock