Franklin Cruise 05/88 Biological and Physical Oceanography

The R V Franklin National Facility Oceanographic Research Vessel completed a Biological and Physical Oceanographic research trip from 21-Jun-1988 to 18-Jul-1988. The research aimed to conduct a multidisciplinary study of physical, biological and chemical oceanographic processes in the oceanic boundary zone bordering the Australian and Papuan Barrier Reef Systems. This was a joint cruise with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)This dataset contains ammonia, chlorophyll, phaeopigment and zooplankton abundance and species identification data from Franklin Cruise 5/88. This trip aimed to identify upwelling along the reefs of the central and eastern coral sea. Additional data for this cruise resides with CSIRO Oceanography. The historical cruise reports are linked below.