1992/93 V9 details

General information

Season
1992/93
Voyage
V9
ACE CRC reference name
au9309

Cruise Name

WOES - Wildlife Oceanography Ecosystem Survey

Voyage Classification

Marine Science

Ship

Aurora Australis


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1997
Catalogue id
2439B3
Caption
Pumping fuel to Mirny
Photographer
McCormack, David (Dave)

Leader

Voyage Leader

Steve Nicol

Deputy Voyage Leader

Andrew McEldowney

Voyage Objectives

Marine Science

Comments

First WOCE leg completed then turned back to Hobart to return ill crew member. Second part of voyage renamed WORSE

Voyage Reports

No reports known - if you know of any, please contact the Data Centre and we can add them.

Schedule

FromDepartToArrive
Hobart  11-Mar-1993  Hobart  3-Apr-1993 

See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.

See the 1992/93 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.

Voyage track

Spatial bounds of voyage

42° 51.5' S
137° 49.0' E 147° 30.7' E
65° 37.6' 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 NameObservation countLink to data search form
Kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean 10 Search
Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean 1774 Search

Voyage activities

ActivityDetails
CTD Bottle Data 64 Stations - Link to data at CTD Bottle Data

Data from 11-Mar-1993 00:00 UT to 29-Mar-1993 00:00 UT

For data quality, methods used etc., see au9309_9391 - Aurora Australis WOCE Southern Ocean oceanographic data, cruise au9309/9391 at GCMD

Publications:- Rosenberg, M., Eriksen, R. and Rintoul, S.R. (1995) Aurora Australis Marine Science Cruise AU9309/AU9391: oceanographic field measurements and analysis. Research Report, Antarctic CRC 2 103 pp (View)
CTD Cast Data 64 Stations - Link to data at CTD Cast Data

Data from 11-Mar-1993 00:00 UT to 29-Mar-1993 00:00 UT

For data quality, methods used etc., see au9309_9391 - Aurora Australis WOCE Southern Ocean oceanographic data, cruise au9309/9391 at GCMD

Publications:- Rosenberg, M., Eriksen, R. and Rintoul, S.R. (1995) Aurora Australis Marine Science Cruise AU9309/AU9391: oceanographic field measurements and analysis. Research Report, Antarctic CRC 2 103 pp (View)
Instantaneous Growth Rate Experiments 1 IGR Stations

Data from 28-Mar-1993 00:00 UT to 28-Mar-1993 00:00 UT

For data quality, methods used etc., see Krill_growth_rates - Experimental studies into growth and ageing of krill 1993-2003 at GCMD
Underway Data & Voyage Tracks 197213 positions recorded. - Link to data at Underway Data & Voyage Tracks

Data from 11-Mar-1993 05:11 UT to 3-Apr-1993 01:14 UT

For data quality, methods used etc., see 199293090 - Aurora Australis Voyages 9 and 9.1 (WOES and WORSE) 1992-93 Underway Data at GCMD
Wildlife at Sea observations Observed 50 species from 1811 observations. See Species and observation count - Link to data at Wildlife at Sea observations

Observers: Paul Scofield, David Eades

Data from 2-Mar-1993 04:30 UT to 10-Apr-1993 04:40 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.

7 Distribution, size and dissolution of Antarctic icebergs [observational]
40 The role of antarctic marine protists in trophodynamics and global change and the impact of UV-B on these organisms
69 Diving, Haulout and Movement Patterns of Crabeater Seals in Antarctic Pack Ice
133 The role of the Southern Ocean in the carbon cycle
141 Collection of live Antarctic krill 'Euphausia superba'
157 Australian Southern Ocean WOCE hydrographic program
189 The East Antarctic sea ice zone: characteristics and ocean- ice-atmosphere interaction
479 Torpedo Platform for Assessment of Sea Ice Thickness
480 Hydroacoustic Monitoring of Distribution and Size of Swarms of Antarctic Krill 'Euphausia superba'
576 Measurements of population and individual rate processes in Antarctic krill
581 Role of the Primary Production in Carbon Uptake and Carbon Recycling in the Southern Ocean South of Australia
583 Krill Distribution and Abundance off Wilkes Land, Terre Adelie and George V Land
623 Haematology and Blood Chemistry in the Crabeater Seal, 'Lobodon carcinophagus'
626 Underway Sampling from ANARE Vessels
645 Synthetic Aperture Radar Investigations of Fronts in the Southern Ocean