Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 01/2009 Underway Data

This dataset contains the Underway (UWY) data collected on Southern Surveyor transit SS 1/2009. The voyage took place 3 - 24 March 2009 in the Pacific ocean to reoccupy the DTOSS full depth ocean section in the Pacific along 170oW from 50oS to the equator. This dataset has been processed and archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset may be contained in the voyage plan and voyage summary (as available). 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.