1990/91 V6 details
General information
- Season
- 1990/91
- Voyage
- V6
- ACE CRC reference name
- au9006
Cruise Name
AAMBER2 - Australian Antarctic Marine Biological Ecosystem Research II
Voyage Classification
Marine Science
Ship
©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1997
- Catalogue id
- 2439B3
- Caption
- Pumping fuel to Mirny
- Photographer
- McCormack, David (Dave)
Leader
Voyage Leader
Dick Williams
Deputy Voyage Leader
Rick Burbury
Voyage Reports
No reports known - if you know of any, please contact the Data Centre and we can add them.
Schedule
| From | Depart | To | Arrive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 3-Jan-1991 | Mawson | 16-Jan-1991 |
| Mawson | 17-Jan-1991 | Mawson | 4-Mar-1991 |
| Mawson | 5-Mar-1991 | Davis | 7-Mar-1991 |
| Davis | 8-Mar-1991 | Hobart | 19-Mar-1991 |
See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.
See the 1990/91 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.
Voyage track
Spatial bounds of voyage
| 42° 49.5' S | ||
| 62° 41.0' E | 147° 25.9' E | |
| 69° 04.0' S |
Voyage Track map from the Marine Underway database, averaged every 15 minutes
Voyage Data and Activities
Biological Collections
List of collections of species data collected on this voyage. Some collections are voyage specific or might be from a wider set of observations or samples.
Voyage activities
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) tows | Number of segments = 212 - Link to data at Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) tows  Data from 12-Jan-1991 09:58 UT to 13-Mar-1991 06:42 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see AADC-00099 - Southern Ocean Continuous Zooplankton Records at GCMD |
| CTD Bottle Data | 159 Stations - Link to data at CTD Bottle Data Data from 6-Jan-1991 00:00 UT to 15-Mar-1991 00:00 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see au9006 - Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise au9006 (AAMBER2) at GCMD |
| CTD Cast Data | 159 CTD casts to a maximum depth of 1320 metres - Link to data at CTD Cast Data Data from 6-Jan-1991 00:00 UT to 15-Mar-1991 00:00 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see au9006 - Aurora Australis Southern Ocean oceanographic (CTD) data, cruise au9006 (AAMBER2) at GCMD |
| Sediment traps/grabs used | 20 sites sampled in Prydz Bay (17 corers and 3 grabs). Date and location of some records are not well known. |
| Underway Data & Voyage Tracks | 616557 positions recorded. - Link to data at Underway Data & Voyage Tracks Data from 3-Jan-1991 03:48 UT to 19-Mar-1991 23:07 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see 199091060 - Aurora Australis Voyage 6 (AAMBER2) 1990-91 Underway Data at GCMD |
| Wildlife at Sea observations | Observed 9 species from 20 observations. See Species and observation count - Link to data at Wildlife at Sea observations Data from 13-Mar-1991 04:59 UT to 16-Mar-1991 01:19 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see DB_WOV *** at GCMD |
| XBT deployments | 55 xbts's. Data to be loaded. |
Weather
Science Projects
Note - this page lists projects where there has been some requirements logged. This may include requests that are not directly associated with any science performed on the ship.
No Australian Antarctic Science Projects for voyage. See Current and Previous Projects for details on other projects.