2015/16 V3 details
General information
- Season
- 2015/16
- Voyage
- V3
Cruise Name
K-AXIS - Kerguelen Axis
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
Mr Lloyd Symons
Deputy Voyage Leader
Mr Brett Free
Voyage Objectives
Marine Science, Mawson Resupply, Davis Summer Retrieval
Comments
Generally, the K-Axis marine science voyage met science goals. Some on-board experiments were terminated early due to the grounding of the vessel at Mawson Station in late February 2016 and scientific sampling was also halted at this time.
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 | 11-Jan-2016 | Mawson | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Mawson | 2-Mar-2016 | Fremantle | 12-Mar-2016 |
See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.
See the 2015/16 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.
Voyage track
Spatial bounds of voyage
Voyage Data and Activities
Voyage activities
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| CTD Cast Data | Aurora Australis Marine Science Cruise AU1603 - Oceanographic Field Measurements and Analysis - Link to data at CTD Cast Data  For data quality, methods used etc., see AAS_4344_au1603_CTD_version27sep2017 *** at GCMD |
| Fast Repetition Rate Fluorimeter Underway | Chlorophyll K-Axis Voyage V3 2015/16 For data quality, methods used etc., see AAS_4344_K-Axis_Chlorophyll *** at GCMD |
| Instruments | Cloud-Cam record for the 2016 K-Axis voyage, K-axis dissolved iron (dFe) data from the Kerguelen-Axis region of the Southern Ocean For data quality, methods used etc., see AAS_4292_Cloud_Camera_K-Axis *** AAS_4344_dFe *** at GCMD |
| Krill specimens taken | Krill and zooplankton demography during K-Axis
KAxis Zooplankton isotopes - data collected from the K-Axis voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2016 - Link to data at Krill specimens taken For data quality, methods used etc., see AAS_4321_K-Axis *** AAS_4331_Zooplankton_isotopes *** at GCMD |
| Micobe sampling | K-Axis eukaryote Operational Taxonomic Units (OTU) table and contextual data For data quality, methods used etc., see AAS_4313_KAXIS_EUK_OTUS *** at GCMD |
| Other general observations | Nitrogen and carbon isotopes of particulate organic matter during the K-Axis voyage of the Aurora Australis, 2016 For data quality, methods used etc., see AAS_4331_KAxis_POM_isotopes *** at GCMD |
| Underway Data & Voyage Tracks | - Link to data at Underway Data & Voyage Tracks For data quality, methods used etc., see 201516030 *** at GCMD |
Weather
There is no weather data for this voyage.
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.