Southern Surveyor Voyage SS2009_T02 Underway Data

This dataset contains the Underway (UWY) data collected on Southern Surveyor transit SS2009_T02. The voyage took place in the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea between 28th July and 7th August 2009. This dataset has been processed and archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. 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 5 second intervals.