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Scientific Voyages of the Australian Antarctic Programme.

A register of all voyages that contribute to the science of the Australian Antarctic Programme. It includes voyages that opportunistically collect marine data while underway.
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These pages allows users to find and display voyage details for all voyages that have some scientific data linked to it. This includes voyages prior to collection of underway data that is managed by the Marine Science Support section.

Use the following links to find your voyage. Then drilldown to each voyage for projects, data extracts, metadata links, voyage map etc.

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Search for voyages - This page allows users to find and display voyage details for all voyages that have some scientific data linked to it. This includes voyages prior to collection of underway data that is managed by the Marine Science Support section.

Underway data

Data from Marine Science voyages can be accessed at the Marine Science Home Page. Look for the tab 'List of datasets'.

Underway data is collected from almost all voyages and can be accessed using the following links.

Recent voyages


2007/08 V6 CASO
2007/08 V5
2007/08 V4
2007/08 V3 CEAMARC/CASO
2007/08 V2
2007/08 V1 SIPEX
2007/08 T1

2006/07 V5
2006/07 V4
2006/07 V3 SAZ-SENSE
2006/07 V2
2006/07 V1.1
2006/07 V1

2005/06 V5
2005/06 V4
2005/06 V3 BROKE-West
2005/06 V2
2005/06 V1
2005/06 UM01
2005/06 TA1
2005/06 JARE 47

2004/05 V5
2004/05 V4
2004/05 V3 ORCKA
2004/05 V2
2004/05 V1
2004/05 UM0405
2004/05 JARE 46

2003/04 V7
2003/04 V6
2003/04 V4 HIPPIES
2003/04 V3
2003/04 V2
2003/04 V1 ARISE
2003/04 R3=R4
2003/04 R2=R3
2003/04 R1
2003/04 R0
2003/04 JARE 45
2003/04 ANT-XXI-4

Voyage acronyms

List of Voyages with names.

Any with blank descriptions, please send in a feedback request to get it updated.

Voyage Cruise Name Ship
2007/08 V6 CASO   Climate of Southern Ocean   Aurora Australis
2007/08 V3 CEAMARC/CASO   Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census / Climate of Southern Ocean   Aurora Australis
2007/08 V1 SIPEX   Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystems eXperiment   Aurora Australis
2006/07 V3 SAZ-SENSE   Sub-Antarctic Zone - Sensitivity to Environmental Change   Aurora Australis
2005/06 V3 BROKE-West   Baseline Research on Oceanography, Krill and the Environment - West   Aurora Australis
2004/05 V3 ORCKA   Oceanographic Research CLIVAR-195, Kerguelen and the Antarctic   Aurora Australis
2003/04 V4 HIPPIES   Heard Island Predator Prey Investigation and Ecosystem Study   Aurora Australis
2003/04 V1 ARISE   Antarctic Remote Ice Sensing Experiment   Aurora Australis
2002/03 V4 KAOS   Krill Acoustics Oceanographic Survey   Aurora Australis
2001/02 V7 LOSS   named after losing a CTD off the Amery   Aurora Australis
2001/02 V3 CLIVAR   Climate Variability   Aurora Australis
2000/01 V6 KACTAS   Krill Availability, Community Trophodynamics and AMISOR Surveys   Aurora Australis
1999/2000 V1 IDIOTS   In Depth Investigation Of The Seaice   Aurora Australis
1998/99 V6 STAY     Aurora Australis
1998/99 V4 SEXY II   Seal Expedition over Xmas and Yuletide II   Aurora Australis
1998/99 V1 FIRE and ICE   F** Its a Real Emergency ! & I can't email   Aurora Australis
1997/98 V7 PICCIES     Aurora Australis
1997/98 V6 SNARK   from Lewis Carroll   Aurora Australis
1997/98 V4 SEXY   Seal Expedition over Xmas and Yuletide I   Aurora Australis
1997/98 V2 ON-ICE     Aurora Australis
1997/98 V1 WANDER   Without Aurora's Normal Displays we Embark Regardless   Aurora Australis
1996/97 V5 BRAD   Benthic Rocks and Drilling   Aurora Australis
1996/97 V2 LIMP     Aurora Australis
1996/97 V1 WASTE   WOCE Antarctic Southern Transect Expedition   Aurora Australis
1995/96 V4 BROKE   Baseline Research on Oceanography, Krill and the Environment   Aurora Australis
1995/96 V1 HI-HO, HI-HO   Heat In - Halide Out, Harmonious Ice and Hydrographic Observations   Aurora Australis
1994/95 V6 BANGSS   Big ANtarctic Geological and Seismic Survey   Aurora Australis
1994/95 V4 WOCET     Aurora Australis
1994/95 V3 MIRTH   Macquarie Island Resupply ?   Aurora Australis
1994/95 V1 BESET   Bain's Expedition Seriously Evading Tasmania   Aurora Australis
1993/94 V7 SHAM     Aurora Australis
1993/94 V1 THIRST   Third Heard Island Research Survey Trip   Aurora Australis
1992/93 V9.1 WORSE   Wildlife Oceanography Retry Survey of Ecosystem   Aurora Australis
1992/93 V9 WOES   Wildlife Oceanography Ecosystem Survey   Aurora Australis
1992/93 V7 KROCK   Krill and Rocks   Aurora Australis
1992/93 V1 MONGREL   named as such as Mawson dogs were RTAed   Aurora Australis
1991/92 V6 FISHOG   Fish and Oceanography   Aurora Australis
1991/92 V1.1 WOCE91   World Ocean Circulation Experiment 1991   Aurora Australis
1990/91 V6 AAMBER2   Australian Antarctic Marine Biological Ecosystem Research II   Aurora Australis
1989/90 V7.2 HIMS   Heard Island Marine Science   Aurora Australis
1986/87 V7 AAMBER   Australian Antarctic Marine Biological Ecosystem Research   MS Nella Dan
1985/86 V1 ADBEX3   Antarctic Division BIOMASS Experiment III   MS Nella Dan
1984/85 V5 SIBEX2   Second International BIOMASS Expedition Phase II   MS Nella Dan
1983/84 V5 ADBEX2   Antarctic Division BIOMASS Experiment II   MS Nella Dan
1982/83 V2 ADBEX1   Antarctic Division BIOMASS Experiment I   MS Nella Dan
1981/82 V4 GEOSCI   Geoscience   MS Nella Dan
1980/81 V5 FIBEX   First International BIOMASS Experiment   MS Nella Dan
1977/78 solo   Solo Expedition 1977-1978   Solo
1950/51    Discovery II Sixth Commission   RRS Discovery II
1950/51 NBSX   Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52   MV Norsel
1930/31 2rd voyage BANZARE     RRS Discovery
1929/30 1st voyage BANZARE     RRS Discovery

Documentation