1999/2000 V6 details
General information
- Season
- 1999/2000
- Voyage
- V6
Ship
©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1997
- Catalogue id
- 2439B3
- Caption
- Pumping fuel to Mirny
- Photographer
- McCormack, David (Dave)
Leader
Voyage Leader
Gordon Bain
Deputy Voyage Leader
Neil Sorenson
Voyage Objectives
Mawson resupply, all summer out
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 | 18-Feb-2000 | Mawson | 2-Mar-2000 |
| Mawson | 6-Mar-2000 | Davis | 9-Mar-2000 |
| Davis | 10-Mar-2000 | Bunger Hills | 14-Mar-2000 |
| Bunger Hills | 14-Mar-2000 | Casey | 16-Mar-2000 |
| Casey | 16-Mar-2000 | Macquarie Island | 23-Mar-2000 |
| Macquarie Island | 27-Mar-2000 | Hobart | 30-Mar-2000 |
See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.
See the 1999/2000 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.
Voyage track
Spatial bounds of voyage
| 42° 52.9' S | ||
| 62° 06.8' E | 147° 29.8' E | |
| 68° 34.5' 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.
| Collection Name | Observation count | Link to data search form |
|---|---|---|
| Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program | 95 | Search |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean | 1454 | Search |
| Southern Ocean Continuous Zooplankton Recorder (SO-CPR) Survey | 1095 | Search |
Voyage activities
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) tows | Number of segments = 274 - Link to data at Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) tows  Data from 23-Feb-2000 11:00 UT to 19-Mar-2000 02:59 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see AADC-00099 - Southern Ocean Continuous Zooplankton Records at GCMD |
| Underway Data & Voyage Tracks | - Link to data at Underway Data & Voyage Tracks Data from 17-Feb-2000 01:18 UT to 19-Mar-2000 23:59 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see 199900060 - Aurora Australis Voyage 6 1999-2000 Underway Data at GCMD |
| Whale Survey Data | 128 Sightings Data from 21-Feb-2000 03:23 UT to 29-Mar-2000 00:18 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see ASAC_915_2253 - Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program at GCMD |
| Wildlife at Sea observations | Observed 53 species from 1517 observations. See Species and observation count - Link to data at Wildlife at Sea observations Data from 18-Feb-2000 07:35 UT to 28-Mar-2000 02:40 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see DB_WOV *** at GCMD |
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.
Australian Antarctic Science Projects for voyage. Click on the project number to see Public details such as project metadata and Australian Antarctic Program publications.